Amazing true story. Feel good, funny and inspirational. Julia Roberts' Oscar winning portrait of a single mom who takes on a corrupt multinational.

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2018)

Amazing true story about a corrupt multinational that has been poisoning the drinking water of Americans. Julia Roberts is an uneducated single mom, who by accident gets a job at a law firm and despite having had no law experience whatsoever, she single handedly is the driving force behind taking on this huge, corrupt multinational to court. Not simply based on a true story, it is literally a TRUE story!
What a terrific movie about female empowerment. But guys could love this story too, because it is funny, feel good and inspirational. And yes, Julia Roberts looks stunning with her low cut dresses, because she plays a character who is wary of how she should suppose to dress in a uptight law firm, therefore she just dresses as if she went to a bachelor party, because she likes the way she looks. Who could blame her...
Seen this flick many times now and this is really becoming better the more often I watch it. The fact that the same jokes are still incredibly funny after repeated viewing, says a lot about the terrific true to life dialogues. It isnt a comedy though, the jokes simply rise out of ordinary daily conflicts.
I am not a particularly huge Julia Roberts fan, but her acting is truly superb. Julia Roberts got her well deserved Oscar for best actress. BUT the supporting actors are terrific as well. Albert Finney in particular is hilarious in his role of Julia Roberts' boss, who just cant keep up with the energy and crazy ideas she has.
Ultimately director Steven Soderbergh is to be thanked for creating this precious gem. What a joy to watch again and again...