An inspirational story for foul-mouthed white trash everywhere.

Rating: 3/10 (27 October 2005)

The message: Curse like a sailor, dress like a slut, verbally abuse your co-workers, demand respect and show none, viciously attack anyone who dares criticize, and expect special treatment because, somehow, you can claim victimhood for having 3 kids and not much else. In general, act like everyone owes you and you will live wealthily ever after (oh, being a former beauty queen helps also).
What utter nonsense. Erin Brockovich belongs on Jerry Springer, not the silver screen. And as far as Julia Robert's acting goes, if her goal was to make me want to reach thru the screen and give her a hefty smack, she succeeded brilliantly.
I want to say that the story of this movie is unrealistic, but maybe it isn't? If a person can really succeed with her tactics and credentials then our culture has serious problems.