Enjoyed this just as much in my re-watch as I did years ago, a brilliant movie

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2015)

I hadn't seen this in several years and I'd forgotten what a great movie it is. Of course its Julie Roberts who steals every scene and really makes this film shine. I'm not generally a fan of hers but she owns this role; outspoken, spirited, trashy doesn't have a filter, but you cheer her on because she's also hard working, loves her family is genuinely concerned about the clients and is relatable.
I liked everything about this fact based drama. Albert Finney is awesome, sparring with Erin and how many of us fell for Aaron Eckhart here? Sigh. Almost unrecognizable as the nice guy biker boyfriend/babysitter.
Roberts plays an outspoken, somewhat trashy single mother in her Oscar winning role, who after browbeating her lawyer into giving her a job almost singlehandedly brings down a California power company accused of contaminating a towns water supply -to the tune of 333 million dollar settlement.
This is just a brilliant movie, funny, frustrating (scary regarding the big cooperation) filled with great characters and I just love seeing the little guy win for a change. 2/3/15