Erin Brockovich is the 2000 film from director Steven Soderbergh, based on the true story of a small local community rising to its feet to tackle a corporation in the courts. It has been highly critically acclaimed, and many believe it to be Julia Roberts' finest performance. The Plot Erin Brockovich is a jobless, divorced single mum. When her lawyer fails to win her a settlement following a car crash, she persuades him to let her have a job in compensation for the loss. Immersed in her new job, Erin stumbles on a cover-up involving the local water supply and the medical condition of many inhabitants of the community. Armed with facts and witnesses, ...  Read the complete review

Julia Roberts is excellent as the brassy single mum who ends up doing battle with a large company over a case of contaminated water and the feect it had on the lives of a number of locals living close to the companies plant. What makes this film even more fascinating is that it is a true story and the character that Roberts plays is still very much alive today and still battling big business. The story opens with Roberts storming out of traffic court after losing a case for compensation where she was the victim in a motor accident, her rather slimy middle aged lawyer had coached her to fake her injuries but having lost she was left to face financial ...  Read the complete review

I went into this movie expecting to see a light-hearted comedy with Julia Roberts. What I did not anticipate, was that the movie would actually have a compelling dramatic story and be shaded more towards something serious than a comedy. More than anything I was bowled over by the strong characters, top-notch performances, bold cinematography, capable editing, and expert direction that all come together to form the grand fairytale that is "Erin Brockovich." The movie opens with Erin (Roberts) interviewing for a job, during which she says all the wrong things. The scene then continues outside where she smokes a cigarette, finds that she's ...  Read the complete review

Julia Roberts is one of the faces of 90's cinema, but in general terms I've always dismissed her as a simpering, feeble, substanceless body with little acting ability or sense of drama - she always seemed to be the eternal victim, such as when she was in Sleeping With The Enemy. I've never understood why such a limited talent could have come so far in such a short time. It was in that sort of prejudiced frame of mind, then, that I approached this movie, but I was quite floored by what she pulled off, almost singlehandedly carrying this entire dramatic piece (although Albert Finney was a delight for most of the time he was around as the head of the ...  Read the complete review

Erin Brokavich is a must see movie especially for those of us who think the world has dealt us a raw deal. I promise that you too will have grown balls and be ready to conquer the world after watching Julia Roberts play the powerful character that is Erin. Imagine the scenario...Lone parent, no job, no college education and to top it all you've had a car accident (not your fault)and the lawyer has messed up your compensation claim for personal injury. What does Erin do? She stops being the victim and takes the world by the horns and demands a job in the lawyers office as way of compensation for his failings in the court room. And so ...  Read the complete review