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Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Drop-dead funny, feel good film
Review: Julia Roberts is superb in portraying the very real, very fiesty Erin Brockovich. Brockovich has a wit and intelligence that has been untapped in her struggle to make ends meet as a twice-divorced single mom of three.

Not only is it great to see someone down on their luck triumph, it's even more cathartic to see that person achieve success beyond their wildest dreams.

In the film, Brockovich is an endearing, caring mom, and a bristly, spitfire hot-head to those who are in her way.

She ends up being the instrumental researcher in a tainted water lawsuit that vindicates hundreds of families that were taken for a ride by the local water company - not to mention reaping great financial rewards for her lawyer employer.

Albert Finney is phenomenal as the attorney that hires her. His American is so flawless, it was hard to believe a British man was playing this role - not to mention his perfect performance.

Nearly every 4-letter word in the book is spouted out in this movie, so it wouldn't make a good gift to your kids, your mom or your church group. In addition to language, there is implied live-in sexual relationships that some parents may not want their children viewing.

For adults, however, this was an extremely entertaining film, especially when you realize it is a true story. Even the ending offers a surprise no one will expect.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Julia`s best film
Review: Erin Brokovich is a true based story. Julia Roberts plays a fenomenal rol as Erin Brokovich and makes the viewer feel the same way as her. Her tough, fascinating and seductive personality makes us laugh during all the film. This is Julia`s best rol in many years. It is a drama with lots of fun. This movie will move everybody because of its powerful message that won`t leave anybody indifferent. Erin has a special charisma that makes every single person like her although she is rude and uses bad language. She is the new hero of the 20th century. This is a movie that anyone can miss.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: julia roberts at her best
Review: Julia Roberts shows her acting abilities in "Erin Brockovich". It sets itself apart from other court room dramas. It will make you laugh out loud and gives hope that there are still those that are willing to fight for what is right.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Thanking Julia Roberts
Review: I want to thank Julia Roberts for making this film and for portraying Erin Brockovich with such strength. This film may not have been the best legal drama but that wasn't it's intent. The intent was to show a woman who started with no money, three kids, no job and ended up making a lot of money because she CARED about other people.

It shows a strong woman who had to do things on her own and survived. It shows a caring mom who dressed scantily and made it look good. How many women out there went out and bought Wonder Bras after that film? It shows a woman who was dedicated so much to helping other people that she spent her own time and money to do it.

And the part is played so genuinely. When she looks at her soon to be boyfriend and says, "Are you going to be something else I have to survive because if you are, I have to tell you, I just don't know if I'm up for that right now," every woman knows how she feels.

I am incredibly impressed with this movie and the job Julia Roberts did as Erin Brockovich. I saw the movie with my boyfriend and he looked at me after it and said - you're just like her. And I took it as an amazing compliment.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Erin
Review: The movie was awesome. It wasn't to dramatic and it was something you could relate to real life situations. It showed how a struggling single mother would do anything to feed her babies and she wasn't going to take nonsense from no one, not even her boss. She struggled and landed herself a job which would change her life forever. Julia Roberts played the part of Erin will and really deserves an Oscar.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Cleavage and A Story Line: What more could you want?
Review: When i first saw this movie i went into the cinema with the word chick flick resting on my frontal lobe. I expected a pathetic excuse for Julia Roberts to cry but ended up with a good movie. The movie has the David and Goliath theme to it with Roberts battling the big bad company, while managing to show an impressive amount of cleavage while doing so. Add some funny one liners and good acting all around and you get a movie that you dont mind having your girl friend drag you too.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Julia Roberts' best ......as yet
Review: People can argue that the movie did not present any moral dilemmas, and that it was quite shallow in that respect. But just how many of us really expected that out of the real life story of an ordinary woman who suddenly trips on a path that would change her life forever? I think the tale is fairly simple - what makes the movie really and totally enjoyable is Julia Roberts. I agree with everybody else that she does deserve an Oscar for this performance. It was a Julia Roberts show all the way - and yet one just couldn't get enough of her till the very end of the movie. She just sparkled in every scene. After you've watched the movie - believe me - you'll find it really hard to forget her for quite sometime. Overall the movie didn't say very much,but just allowed us to share, and in a sense experience, some extremely wonderful moments in a really adorable woman's life who surely deserved a break from her otherwise dull and eventless life.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I thought it was terrific.
Review: Much better than Notting Hill was. The acting was wonderful by everyone. The plot was great. (Of course, after all it was based on a true story!) Julia Roberts was wise, in my opinion, to star in this one. Highly recommended.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Food for thought
Review: I do not know what I had expected, when I went to see this film - probably some light Julia Roberts-movie in the tradition of Pretty Woman and Notting Hill - but I got so much more. I left the cinema with a lot of thoughts on my mind. About how we treat our loved ones. About the extent to which we should trust the commercial companies we are surrounded by. About how we should balance our work lives and private lives. About how personal relations and decent behaviour towards other people matter. Not that the movie gives any predefined answers - it points out that the answers are not written in black and white, you have to prioritize and make your own choice, and it will not always leave you feeling good all of the time. And if you are not a Julia Roberts-fan, don't let this keep you away from Erin Brockovich. Most of the time, it did not even cross my mind who played the part - the character is stronger than the actor.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Julia Roberts is Erin Brockovich - Julia Roberts is amazing!
Review: I have never seen a better Julia Roberts film than Erin Brockovich. I have been discussing with some friends who they think should of got the part - no one else could of done it. Roberts comes out blazing, striking, sexy, fiesty and vunerable. Her best role yet.

Erin Brockovich is a 29 year old mother with no job, 3 kids and $17 in her bank account. She pleads for a job at a law attorney and gets it. Erin goes out her way when she finds out that real estate files and water safety information has been mixed together. Then she finds out that her small town residents have been suffering from an illness involving water safety.

You'll love it! I am sure it will be on my years top 10!


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