Julia's performance saves the movie.

Rating: 5/10 (25 December 2004)

We've seen it before, many times. Poor and defenseless, albeit decent people, against rich and powerful entities. The movie is extremely predictable. Every motion is lead by another predictable action. Like when she met the biker. We know what is coming after wards. So the producers probably wanted to make it different from others. They dressed the heroine like a hooker with a foul mouth. We see a lot of Julia Robert's skin throughout the picture. And that's were the film diverts. It's hard to forget that we're seeing Julia Roberts instead the real Erin Brockovich. Even her children are not likable characters. She outshines them all. There's also a lack of suspense. Except for one incident, her life of safety is never threatened. Kind of odd if you're going against such a huge corporation.
If the movie's purpose is to entertain, it succeeds. Thanks to Julia's performance. The rest is dull.