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Summary: She should get the Oscar this time
Review: I hope that the Academy does not look at Erin Brokovich & say its a comedy, we cannot award Julia Roberts the Oscars for a comedy. I really hope not cause Julia Roberts was brilliant in this movie. She did a great job irrespective of the fact its a comedy or not. Hats off Julia. The movie is great guys. Its a must see. The script, the acting.. everything in the movie is great
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Summary: JULIA IS ON HER WAY
Review: Any film dealing with two persons winning a case against a big company is worth doing in this world we live in .This is not a great directorial job from SODERBERGH, but usually a social intented story don't make a great film anyway.The important here is that JULIA ROBERTS gets the chance to play a different part and she does it well ,proving to the world that she has become an actress.ALBERT FINNEY provides a good supporting acting job.JULIA should keep all the clothes she wore in that movie;it might serves her well with producers in a few years.
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Summary: Everything she does is real
Review: Julia Roberts stars as an unrelentingly tactless, thoroughly tasteless, charm-school dropout twice divorced, the mother of three who dresses like a Las Vegas whore. We love her. She is a woman who's been disappointed a time or two and generally expects the worst, and when she doesn't get it, she's surprised. She is her own worst enemy with a foul mouth and a skanky style and a chip on her shoulder. She is also very smart and incredibly strong and knows right from wrong (and that's the chip on her other shoulder). We love her.Stir in Richard Gere or Tom Cruise (no, he's too short)... How about...no, no, NO. Give her someone near her equal. How about a real actor twice her age? How about Albert Finney (whom I first saw in the delightful Tom Jones (1963))? Together they play it like Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy without the romance. Not only does it work, it's a triumph. Finney really is brilliant. His timing is exquisite as is his ability to round his character. Did you catch the shot of him with the one eye comically magnified through his glasses? For love interest give her a bandana-wearing biker whom she turns into a house husband to take care of her kids while she takes on Pacific Gas and Electric (market cap = $28-billion). For the first time in her life she is doing something important. For the first time in her life people respect her. There's something wonderful about this because even without an education people can see, and she can know, that she's their equal and maybe a bit more. Aaron Eckhart, lately seen as the sociopathic Chad in the startlingly original In the Company of Men (1997) plays the biker house husband with fidelity and a kind of sappy warmth. She neglects him and her kids for her obsession. Susannah Grant, who penned the very clever script must have gotten a good laugh with this unusual household, the poor, stay at home neglected husband, the always on the road wife. Incidentally, don't miss the scene where he first kisses her. It was so real all I could think was this guy is kissing Julia Roberts! She is so powerfully expressive that everything she does is real. That's her gift. A significant part of the success of Erin Brockovich of course is in the compelling (and substantially true) story of David versus Goliath ("and all his relatives," as Finney quips), of good versus evil, of the "little guy" versus the corporate behemoth. I won't be giving away anything by telling you that there's a happy ending. But this is also a triumph for Director Steven Soderbergh who can now add a box office success to critical acclaim. I haven't seen any of his latest movies, (I'm looking forward to seeing Traffic), but I recall with pleasure the very interesting Sex, Lies, & Videotape from 1989. I am also looking forward to the Academy Awards presentations because I suspect the Academy is going to reward both Julia Roberts and Soderbergh by making Erin Brockovich the Best Picture of the year 2000.
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Summary: Hype machine turned in the green.
Review: The Hollywood push for Roberts as best actress seemed to come when word leaked out that Ms.Roberts swore with gusto during this picture. Yes, that she did, albiet poorly. I am a Julia Roberts fan, However if you want to see her shine buy Notting Hill, if you want dramatics see "Sleeping with the Enemy". This movie offers nothing more than a few profanity laced diatribes, Roberts in clothes that are so tight you almost wonder if the director is poking fun at the real woman being portrayed. She has no chemistry whatever with her biker boyfriend, her best chemical reactions are with Mr.Finney, a man several decades her senior. That chemistry is what offers a thread of saving grace, as Mr.Finney and Ms.Roberts are wonderful together. Rent this if you need to see if the hype is right, but spend your DVD dollars on a movie you know you will enjoy.
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Summary: FEEL GOOD FLICK
Review: I give this movie two stars because I think Albert Finney is one of the great actors of our time and I always enjoy seeing him, and I also like Julia Roberts, and the movie has a crisp pace and some amusing scenes. Other than that, it's lightweight and predictable, sort of a feel-good alternative to SILKWOOD.
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Summary: The Real Thing, Folks
Review: In case anyone is questioning the reality of this storyline, I can assure you that it is chillingly accurate. There are many Erin Brokovich's out there. Most of us are too busy to see movies, bake cookies, or hand-sew a Halloween costume. As neighbors, we might not seem too neighborly as we spend precious bits of time with our loved ones. We spend many an evening, weekend and late night reviewing documents, visiting sick clients or talking to victims of toxic pollutants on the phone. On a daily basis we hear people talk about how eight out of ten neighbors have cancer, or how their family has lost more than one member in the same small house. We see children who suffer permanent damage or death from polluters who will fiercely defend their sickening actions in a courtroom. We buy gifts for these children, we know all their names, their birthdays and their favorite toys. It is so gratifying to see a movie such as Erin Brokovich portraying in exact detail the work that some of us do daily. But even more gratifying is the response by viewers; us Erin Brokovich's feel appreciated every time someone feels good about this movie. Thanks to all who had a hand in the production of Erin Brokovich.
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Summary: You can't help but fall in love with her character!
Review: This movie carried me all the way through to the end! If one can get past the amount of cussing, this movie really opens your eyes to the variety of struggles a single parent must face.
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Summary: Great film
Review: My daughter bought me this DVD for Christmas. I am not a huge movie buff, but I had heard a little about the film, but it had never appealed to me enough to want to go and see it when it was out in theatres. Anyway, I sat down and watched it just after the holidays when things had calmed down a bit, and I was very impressed, especially with the fact that it was based on a true story, although how much Hollywood had altered it, I'm not sure. Anyway, once I had gotten over the way Julia swore and dressed, I really enjoyed it, even though the end was kind of predictable. But even so it is still very riveting. Erin Brokovich is a great role model (minus the language) for young women, and shows that you can accomplish many things if you have the mind and the motivation to do so.
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Summary: Surprise, surprise
Review: I was really amazed how much I loved this film. I actually love the DVD, because ti gave much insight into the real Brockovich and into Soderburgh's careful attention to the telling of her story. This gave me alot of respect for Steven Soderburgh and made me believe that if I had a story interesting enough to tell(although, regrettably Paul Lynde is dead)I would want him to tell my tale. Julia Roberts is terrific in this. You don't always like her but that is her risk. There are moments of her Julia Robertsness, but it is so well balanced by the dedication to the story. Albert Finney is equally wonderful. ................I mean yes, it is a hollywood style tale, there is no surprise about the ending, but the journey is a clean, interesting one. And yes, I did think that Julia had alot of outfits for being so poor, but it is all part of the character. I don't find it that gratuitous, and believe me, you could do worse. Check this movie out. It is really enjoyable.
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Summary: If we could all be that strong ...
Review: Hurray for Erin Brockovich! A true riveting tale of single mother who single-handedly goes against the power company after learning of many deaths, illnesses and birth defects in the remote town of Hinkley. Erin Brockovich is as bold and feisty as she is sexy and witty. From the moment she cons her way in to working for the law firm you will love this character Julia Roberts has so brilliantly portrayed. One of Julia's best works to date!
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