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Summary: A Real Life Role Model
Review: A story about something there are so few of - real life role models. Erin Brockovich, a single mother, manages to get an entry level position in a law firm. She goes far above and beyond her job when she sees injustice being done and people being poisoned in their own homes. Certainly a situation that would be way over her head - but that doesn't stop her. She pushes forward and presses on doing what she knows is right. Yes, Brockovich does dress very unconventional, wearing low-cut blouses and short shirts. That is part of her street-wise personality. But as the story goes on, you stop noticing her inappropriate attire, and focus instead on the moral fiber and sincere convictions she has to right a terrible wrong. I highly recommend this film to women, and especially to teenage girls, as an example of what a woman can accomplish when she sets her mind to it.
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Summary: Gutsy woman and great movie
Review: What makes this film even better is knowing that it's a true story. Julia Roberts again delivers an outstanding performance in Erin Brockovich. An interesting plot that touches your heart. Rent or buy this movie, it will have you laughing and cheering for Erin and all of her clients the whole way through!
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Summary: So what if we know how it ends?
Review: When a single mother obtains clerical work at a local law firm, her curiosity concerning a relatively mundane real estate deal prompts her investigation into what ultimately uncovers egregious misdeeds by the local energy company.The inevitable problem with any film based on real-life events is the relative lack of suspense and surprises for viewers familiar with the story. We know that Karen Silkwood is going to die under suspicious circumstances at the end of Silkwood and we know that the tobacco companies are going to pay at the end of The Insider. And since we saw Erin herself being interviewed on all of the major news programs when this film was released, we know that she is not going to be run off the road to be kept quiet. On the contrary, we're aware that she's going to help win a major case against a huge company. But this doesn't mean that these films still can't be amazingly entertaining. Despite these disadvantages, Brockovich's tale provides for one of the most engrossing films of the year due to the very entertaining script by Susannah Grant, the skill with which Steven Soderbergh unfolds the tale (the audience comes to sympathize completely with Erin whose character is in nearly every scene), and the terrific performance by Julia Roberts (sure to be nominated for an Oscar). And though Roberts dominates the entire film, Albert Finney offers some excellent support as her curmudgeon boss and Aaron Eckhart is fine as her sympathetic though neglected boyfriend. If you don't blink, you'll even see Brockovich herself as the waitress in a very early scene.
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Summary: Much better second time around!
Review: I bought this DVD for my wife this Christmas. When I first saw this, I wasn't entirely sure what to make of it - originally it got three stars. What I would recommend, if you don't understand legal systems is to read about the case first which this film tells of. Julia Roberts is a real looker in this as single mother Erin Brockovich, who is out of work and involved in a car accident. When the devious lawyer defending the driver who struck her causes her to lose her compensation claim, she ends up working for her defending lawyer - Ed Masry - who is expertly played by Albert Finney. When she is researching a real estate claim she finds some shocking medical reports and discovers that a massive public utility - PG&E - has been dumping toxic hexavalent chromium into the groundwater - cost-cutting can be dangerous! Through her own determination she finds her purpose in life - helping people - and with the help of MAsry, who feels a bit intimidated and harried by Erin at first - they struggle to bring justice to those families who were affected by the chromium poisoning. This is based on a true story and it is pretty scary to think that the poisoning had been going on over several years. The DVD package is superb as well - interview with the real Erin, the deleted scenes(I'm sure a couple were in the UK cinema release) and a host of other features. I'm really glad I gave this movie a second chance - having been made up recently into a health and safety officer/manager at work overseeing procedures with chemical disposal, it certainly strikes a chord - we use material far more lethal than chromium. I also must say that the lesson from Erin we can all learn is that it is incredible what one can achieve through sheer perseverance and determination.
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Summary: We need Erin Brockovich
Review: I thought Roberts and Finney did a stellar job portraying ordinary people taking on a corporate giant - and prevailing when all seemed lost. It was most heartening. Right now the people of Freetown, Massachusetts, could use the real Erin Brockovich and Ed Masry as we are in the same struggle portrayed in the movie against the exact same company - PG&E - who are dumping toxins in the Town at will and telling us they are not dangerous to our groundwater and wells. We have been fighting for 7 months and will keep up the good fight, but it looks like we may founder against the long reach and money of both this corporate giant and their local business connections. I would like to think that the outcome here could be the same as portrayed by Finney and Roberts. Let us hope that real life can mirror Hollywood.
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Summary: One reason for buying this DVD
Review: OK first of all its a pretty decent film. Pretty woman takes on multi billion dollar corporation... and wins, ordinary joes triumphs over uncaring bureaucrats, yadda yadda yadda, feel good factor is there and the fact that its based on a true story makes you feel that you can make a difference, pretty standard hollywood fare really. GREAT, no problems there, good performances, good direction from Steven Soderbergh, it is a good film. However, for me, the only reason to buy this DVD is for one of the deleted scenes. Its not even a particularly great scene, its only a short clip... but any scene where Julia Roberts says the word C$#T has got to be worth watching.
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Summary: Intelligent, entertaining, even inspirational...
Review: Julia Roberts, once again, does an excellent job. This time, she plays the sarcastic and somewhat vulger but determined Erin Brockovich. Erin has her heart in the right place but she seems to have trouble finding stability in jobs or relationships. She has three kids and is dead broke. She finally lands a job in a law firm, where she takes on a project concerning the well-being of other people, and works tirelessly at it, though she oesn't necissarially get paid what she deserves, all while trying to make it for her kids' sake... Erin the character is awesome. She is not a person of status, she isn't rich, she isn't even very nice, but she has attitude and determination and guts and leaves you no choice but to respect her. She always has some kind of smart comeback to say whenever someone ways something she doesn't agree with. When she argues, just the right words seem to spew from her mouth, especially when arguing with the lawyer. When her oddly passive biker next-door neighbor tried to hit on her she quickly spat the less-than-desirable details of her messed-up life. Her comments are always abrasive and hilarious, and Julia Roberts does an excellent job portraying her. The actor who played the lawyer (his name I do not know) also did a great job. He grated on your nerves; at times I just wanted to slap him, but that was his role and he played it well. This movie has an actual plot and a great ending. It's even based on a true story! It is great. See it.
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Summary: Her Best Role Yet
Review: This has got to be one of the best roles that julia has ever had to play. Julia plays an out of work mother of three who manages to worm her way into a law firm as a secetary, and starts off doing demining office work. Erin being her usual self doesnt really fit in with the rest of the office staff, so she goes off and does her own stuff, and stumbles across an interesting case, that is to change her life for ever. What follows is a serious film with a clever plot and a lot of humour which makes this film a must have.
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Summary: A must see
Review: She get's 20 million dollars a picture. Does she deserve it? Yep. This movie is great. Julia was superb in the movie - no question about it. She's always great - but this isn't the sweet role she usually plays. I think I heard someone compare her performance to Sally Field in Norma Rae, and I'd second that. She, as Field often does, nails the hard, rough exterior that holds back a tender, caring inside. Roberts is truly excellent in this movie - funny, quick, strong... just brilliant. Albert Finney is excellent as her 'sidekick' in this one - watching them together is truly a joy. You can see in their eyes they're enjoying their jobs, and I swear there were a few times when I caught Finney laughing, almost shocked about Roberts' performance. Regardless, it was an incredible duo. This kind of age difference is hard to accomplish, (see Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery in Entrapment) - but this one works well. The script is also great - although there are many points when you can feel the fact the writers were trying to squeeze too much in. But - it does it well. John Travolta starred in A Civil Action, a very similar movie, but one which I was ready to leave after a half an hour - Brockovich, despite running about the same time, seems to go by much quicker. Overall - you gotta see this movie. Julia Roberts stakes her claim as the (2nd) Best Actress in Hollywood. (sorry julia - i'm still giving best to Angelina Jolie :)
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Summary: Julia roberts at her best
Review: This is a classic. Julia roberts at her best performance. May be an oscar in the wings for her finally. Movies like erin brokovich does a lot of good to the society and should be encouraged. Knowing it was a true story it was all the more interesting. Made it doubly special being a hard core julia roberts fan. keep my fingers crossed, for her oscars.
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