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Summary: great movie
Review: Erin Brockovich is a great movie. I just saw it and are still thinking about it. She is a great person trying to help others, and greatly succeeds and helps everyone get what they deserve from the company.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: Julia's performance as Eric Brockovich was unbelievable. It would not be a surprise to see her name in next years list of Oscar nominees. Although the film is a bit long, this true story is well directed and well written. Erin Brockovich definitely worth seeing.
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Summary: Robert's Best Work Yet
Review: I am probably one of Julia Roberts biggest fans and I own almost all of her films. Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman are my favorite movies of all time, and now that I have seen Erin Brockovich, I would have to say that this one is the best. I love her humor, her wit, her talent as an actress, her charm that she has over people, everything about her in this movie is excellent. I have always envied Julia Robert's for her abililty to do anything, and after this movie, she has proved that she can play any part. I will definitely own this movie when it comes out.
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Summary: Truely Amazing!
Review: The story of this film is similar to "A Civil Action" - but with a far better ending!Julia Robert's is great in this film. Compared to her other films where she plays a naieve girly-girl, Erin is a great role for her. She has a lot of really funny quips throughout the movie and he character has a lot of moxie! Erin's story is that she's on the brink of poverty before she gets hired at a law firm to file away tons of papers. From that point on, she dazzels everyone and turns a lot of heads when she stands up for what she knows is right. I saw this film with 3 of my friends and we all have very differnt tastes in films. We all loved it. Another friend of mine and his 8 friends all saw the film and they all loved it. This film should be required of everyone to see. GO SEE IT!
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Summary: Julia at her best
Review: I liked this movie. I was impressed with Julia's characterization of Erin right down to the costuming which Julia wears with "tude" included. Julia and Albert worked well with and against one another yet Julia carried the movie. The theme of the movie is both a sad recitation of corporate deceit but also has both human and humorous moments as well. Julia or Erin has a demonstrated heartfelt compassion for the victims of the chromium problem. I intend to see this movie again and just maybe I will see other characters besides Julia. The actors who play her children are precious. Go see it for it is both visual and interesting entertainment.
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Summary: standard julia roberts showcase
Review: Erin Brockovich offers up the "David/Goliath" lawsuit setting with Roberts as the heroine. Julia plays a strong character who is need of a job to support her three children. Bold, brash and funny at times. I thought Albert Finney did a stand-up job as the lawyer who gives Erin more chances than he has reasons for. There is not much drama in the courts but rather when Erin has to visit the small town to do research. There is some witty banter between Robert's character and the people she works for and with. While Erin's job seems to be taking off, her new relationship seems to be falling apart. Can she balance the two? Watch the movie and find out. I don't think this film will be around next year for Oscar talk but it is an enjoyable one. A typical Julia Roberts film with a real-life story...and there's nothing wrong with that. You'll leave with a smile on your face and feeling content knowing there are people out here fighting the injustices happening to the little people.
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Summary: Heartwarming and Real!
Review: "Erin Brockovich" is like a cross between a "Sixty Minutes" expose and a standard Hollywood feelgood movie. Based on a true story, it relates how single mom Brockovich talks herself into a paralegal job at a small law firm and stumbles across a major cover-up involving industrial pollution by mega-utility Pacific Gas & Electric. Without much formal education but with street smarts and nerve, she researches, interviews the town residents, and slowly gets the big utility by the you-know-whats. Julia Roberts does a brilliant job as the individualistic Erin, who refused to dress for success. She tended to show too much leg and too much, um, bosom. "They're called BOOBS, Ed," the script has Roberts informing her boss when he gapes too openly. And they open doors for her! Albert Finney is also wonderful as Erin's hapless boss. In fact, the whole production is wonderful and so heartwarming you almost have to pinch yourself to believe that it's a real story.
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Summary: Great entertainment, even if it is predictable.
Review: Erin Brockovich is a real woman with real problems and a real will to do something good. So what does she do? Something good. And, quite honestly, it's fun to watch her do it. Brockovich (Julia Roberts, Oscar-winner for this role) has three kids, two ex-es, and a realy foul mouth. When she lands a job at the law office of Ed Masry (Albert Finney, Oscar-nominee for this role), she finds herself initiating the investigaiton of a local power plant, which has apparently contaminated the water of a small town nearby and caused numerous illness and deaths. Erin keeps pushing Ed and the townspeople, and ends up being a participant in a 333 million-dollar lawsuit, one of the biggest in American history. Besides a heartwarming David-and-Golliath story, this is essentially a star vehicle for the winning Julia Roberts, as well as an ego trip for the real-life Erin Brockovich (who gained MUCH publicity... after the release of the film). The film is not perfect: it sometimes lacks a sense of coherence (one scene ends and the next begins without flow), and some performances are mediocre. However, Roberts finally frees herself from her previous stereotype of the candy-colored heroine and Finney is wonderful as usual, and also noted is a quite moving supporting performance by TV-veteran Marg Helgenberger, who plays Donna Jensen, a victim of the contaminated water due to the power plant's carelessness. Her performance, above all, makes you glad that the good guys win.
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Summary: Erin of Arc
Review: Like many other reviewers,I have been oblivious to the star power of Julia Roberts. I've always found her bland, and her one attempt at off-beat casting "Mary Reilly" was disasterous. But in "Erin Brockovich" she has found a character who is not a grinny Girl Scout, but on the other hand seems to fit Ms Roberts' persona. Erin Brockovich is a loose cannon whose worst enemy is her own mouth, but underneath the bluster (not to mention the Frederick's of Fresno wardrobe) is an impulsive woman with a brain and a warm sympathy for others. Ms Roberts handles the role well, using her natural charm and vitality to complete the character. (And I'm sure it helped to have a strong director Steven Soderbergh controlling the character's in-your-face crusading spirit.) Her co-star is Albert Finney, who is remarkable as Erin's lawyer-boss -- an American, of course. Who would believe that Finney was born in England and attended RADA? (Incidently, that 18th Century stud muffin Tom Jones in unrecognizable here.) They get hefty support, especially from Aaron Eckhart as Erin's boyfriend, a down-to-Earth biker who isn't ashamed to play with kids or wear reading glasses. Marg Helgenberger is touching as a woman whose life is threatened by an irresponsible bureaucracy, and Conchata Farrell is always fun in any small role she plays. As another litigant in the lawsuit Erin is involved in, Cherry Jones has yet to display on screen that wattage that has electrified New York. Susannah Grant's screenplay manages to miss most (though not all) the clichés of let's-buck-the-system stories; and the musical score (thank God!) is laid back, avoiding any soaring feel-good excesses. "Erin Brockovich" is not a great movie, but it is absorbing and very enjoyable.
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Summary: Same theme as Travolta's "A Civil Action" but 3x Better
Review: While "Erin Brockovich" follows a similar plot to Jon Travolta's movie from a few years back, "A Civil Action," this movie is more entertaining and better directed. It's amazing to think that the director, Steven Soderbergh, released Traffic in the same year as this and not many directors since Steven Spielberg in the early 90's (Jurassic Park & Schindler's List in the same year) have produced two attention-grabbers like these in the same year. Besides the drama involved in the lawsuit against the chemical polluters, one aspect of this movie this is so attractive is it's family feel. Brockovich, played by Julia Roberts, goes through life as a single mother of three and an interesting boyfriend as she tries to be "Superwoman" and save a small town that is slowly dying off from years of groundwater contamination. A great performance by Roberts and equally impressive performance by Albert Finney as her boss. The DVD has some interesting extras included. Like many modern-day DVDs that are based on actual events, there are a few documentaries interviewing the real Erin Brockovich (and her employers) along with stories from the events that actually happened. (Watch for the sneak cameo of the real Brockovich acting as a waitress to Julia Roberts.) There is a clever short documentary about the filming of the movie included that reveals the director's intentions of making this film as close to the actual historical events as possible. (Which is a miracle in cinema!) Also included in the same documentary are interviews with real-life residents of the polluted town that also filled in as extras at town meetings and other scenes. The DVD includes a director's commentary and a few other small tidbits. Not entirely impressive with it's extras included, but it's probably because I'm a little biased in that I feel films as good as this should contain many extras that show the magic behind a masterpiece. One of the best films in recent years - and definitely not a disappointing purchase.
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