Erin Brockovich
She brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
A real woman. A real story. A real triumph. Julia Roberts stars as Erin Brockovich, a feisty young mother who fought for justice any way she knew how. Desperate for a job to support herself and her three children, she convinces attorney Ed Masry (Albert Finney) to hire her, and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Now, Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. And while Ed doesn't want anything to do with the case, Erin won't take "no" for an answer. So the two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
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Fairly good in places. - SStones
Despite Julia Roberts' falling in and out of character, she does portray the sluttiness of her desperation well in the beginning of the movie and develops that into something very easy for Roberts to play... A slutty bitch that's difficult to get along with.
Conversely, the child actors are each decent and don't ruin the movie as one might expect, and Finney's acting is great.
Despite the movie's insistance on over focusing on the title character's love life, it does manage to convey the significant parts of the entire story and in concise enough to stop me from walking away.Julia Earned Her Oscar!! - 0930tracey
I loved this movie. Right from the get-go, the audience can see what a strong, outspoken, tough woman Erin Brockovich is. Julia Roberts is superb in portraying this feisty woman. The whole cast is fantastic and the story (which is true) is fascinating. Julia Roberts 100% earned her Oscar for this one! Zip It!Erins got to do it if no one else will - movie_goer
This movie is a crowd pleaser. Its pure gold. Erin played by (julia roberts) gives the movie a run for its money as a smart, swift, sassy, under dog trying to make it big. Based on a True story about the small town in america plagued by poisoned water, fights back tooth and nail for the people.This movie took me by surprise i liked it so much i could almost admit i love it.
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Fairly good in places. - SStones
Despite Julia Roberts' falling in and out of character, she does portray the sluttiness of her desperation well in the beginning of the movie and develops that into something very easy for Roberts to play... A slutty bitch that's difficult to get along with.
Conversely, ...Julia Earned Her Oscar!! - 0930tracey
I loved this movie. Right from the get-go, the audience can see what a strong, outspoken, tough woman Erin Brockovich is. Julia Roberts is superb in portraying this feisty woman. The whole cast is fantastic and the story (which is true) is fascinating. Julia ...Erins got to do it if no one else will - movie_goer
This movie is a crowd pleaser. Its pure gold. Erin played by (julia roberts) gives the movie a run for its money as a smart, swift, sassy, under dog trying to make it big. Based on a True story about the small town in america plagued by poisoned water, fights ...