All around good movie by Roberts.

Rating: Null/10 (14 April 2000)

When I saw the preview for this movie to be honest it looked stupid. When my girlfriend wanted to go see the sneak preview I thought it was worth watching for the movie it was showing with.
To my surprise I enjoyed this movie very much, and especially with the surprise of not knowing what the ending would be. This movie was all Julia Roberts and she carried this movie from beginning till the end. I was hoping to know a little more about her and her family and her new biker boyfriend. If there were no children and she was a hooker off the street that wanted to get a real job then this would have the same plot. Then they could have her getting back in touch with her family that she ran away from and it would be just as interesting. This apparently was a true story so they had to stick to a basic plot. I'm sure the real Erin B. had more problems being respected and given the access to records and in the courtroom, but this was not shown. I am sure that would not make a good movie. I am also sure she was given more grief by her outfits, but that would not make a good movie if we can't see Julia in a push up bra for the whole movie. I enjoyed that acting and the non-traditional filming methods which made us feel more involved in the movie. I would be interested in knowing if the real Erin wrote a book on her rise to glory and I would be interested in comparing that to the movie. I hope this review doesn't stop anyone from seeing this movie. Please go and see it today... I was in a sold out theater of about 300