What's the Difference between The Lincoln Lawyer the Book and The Lincoln Lawyer the Movie?
The Lincoln Lawyer Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Mickey lost his license because of a DUI but he is not an out of control alcoholic. |
He has much more problems with alcohol. |
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The MC Club are asked to watch out for Roulet by Haller but are not called into action |
The MC Club are more prominant
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Haller spends months recuperating and is broke from legal and medical bills. Jesus Martinez and Louis Roulet are both suing him for legal malpractice. Martinez was released from prison with a pardon, but has AIDS. |
Haller gets out of the hospital. He learns that Martinez is out of prison. The DA is going for the death penalty on Louis Roulet for the murder of Donna Renteria. |
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The judge is a sassy, hard-ass woman with a chain-smoking issue. |
It is a man.
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Haller still cares for both ex's, but he does not sleep with them after the divorces. |
Haller and his ex-wife Maggie drink at a bar then end up at home sleeping together. |