One of the best movies I've seen in a long time!!

Rating: Null/10 (13 March 2000)

I caught a sneak preview of this film on Saturday, and I must say I was completely riveted the entire way through! This is a very compelling (and true) story of a woman who decided to quit letting things happen *to* her, and started to just make things happen for herself. Raising three children on her own, having less than $100 in the bank, no job, and just having been in a serious car accident, she basically bullies her way into a position at a law firm to work for the lawyer who had been representing her in the law suit she had just lost for said car accident.
Julia Roberts' portrayal of Erin is spirited, real, courageous, and best of all entertaining as all heck to watch! The entire theater cheered her on as she would let fly with a lethal dose of in-your-face reality and truth. If you've ever felt like you were at the end of your rope in life, this woman reminds you of it, and then makes your jaw drop as she pulls herself out of a huge pit in her life. On top of it all, she finds that it is when she dedicates herself to helping others better their own lives that her life becomes far better than she could have ever dreamed. An object lesson and something to think on far after you leave the theater.

Erin Brockovich is my new hero!