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Rating: Null/10 (17 April 2002)

I actually bought this movie for my fiance and I neglected to watch it. It didn't catch my attention. So last night, after looking at my DVD collection, Erin Brokovich was the only I hadn't seen. I popped it in and it was surprisinly satisfying.
It was nicely directed and the story, although a little too long, was easy to understand and follow. I don't believe Julia Roberts deserved an Oscar for this, (and probably not even a nomination) but she played her part well. Don't get me wrong, I like Julia a lot but this part was in one way Oscar worthy. At times, I wasn't convinced with her demeanor as she spewed out rude comments.
Overall, this was a good movie. The only thing I didn't like was that the director didn't really define the time in this movie. It looks like we are watching Julia day to day and next to you know, a month has passed. Like when she has supposedly been gone for a week, we don't sense that. Especially when she returns and the only thing she has to offer ED is the proof of the contamination of the water which we saw her get in ONE DAY. Other than that, this was a good movie. I give it 7/10.