Erin Brockovich

Rating:
Summary: Great Film + Krispy Kreme Publicity
Review: The year of 2000 belonged to Steven Soderbergh, directing two of the year's best films, this and "Traffic" (the year's BEST). "Erin Brockovich" partially served as a foreshadowing of "Traffic" through its vivid and bumptious style, utilizing different color tints and handheld cinematography. However, its main glory is obvious: Julia Roberts.

With her impudent, dauntless and saucy performance, the character of Erin Brockovich perfectly mirrored Soderbergh's style of filmmaking. Susannah Grant's screenplay contained impeccable lines to quote, ranging from, "They're called boobs, Ed," to, "Bite my ass, Krispy Kreme." Roberts pulled it off graciously and unflinchingly, finally winning the Oscar on her third try.

And, while there may or may not have been a boost in sales of actual Krispy Kremes from that now-famous quotation, the true Krispy Kreme of the film is certainly Roberts, without whom Soderbergh's film would have been bland, tedious and ultimately unmakeable, although Soderbergh could certainly have come up with another brilliant film on the flip of a dime.

The point is, Krispy Kremes have new meaning, and as such, Julia Roberts can tell anyone to bite her ass.