Matthew McConaughey is Packing Heat in the Lincoln Lawyer Trailer

Despite the title, it turns out that Matthew McConaughey did not actually beat Steven Spielberg to the punch with a movie about honest Abe. The Lincoln Lawyer is actually about a sleazy Beverly Hills lawyer (McConaughey) who rides around in a Lincoln town car with a "NTGUILTY" vanity plate and apparently defends everyone from motorcycle gangs to Ryan Phillippe. But things get a bit more complicated for the Lincoln Lawyer once he meets Phillippe, who may or may not have killed his wife. So much so that he starts carrying a gun.

Or maybe he just finds Phillippe's gun. It's hard to tell, but it's clear that things get serious once the Lincoln Lawyer pulls a handgun in his jacket. Just look at McConaughey's face!

This teaser is very badly edited overall, but it still shows some potential as stupid, post-Oscar fun. First and foremost, the one shot of William H. Macy with long hair and a mustache is awesome. Marisa Tomei is in the film too, which is almost always a plus. And, I've never been the biggest McConaughey fan, but the Lincoln Lawyer does look like a part that he was born to play. Let's hope the whole movie plays out as trashy and straight-faced as this teaser suggests.

Verdict: Hung jury for now. Waiting for the full trailer.