Julia Roberts is Fantastic

Rating: 9/10 (19 April 2020)

Entertaining, compelling, and fantastically acted, Erin Brockovich provides a rich sense of truth and justice- while also making it highly enjoyable. Julia Roberts stars as the titular character, and provides one hell of a performance. Not only is it groundbreaking, emotional, and rich with character and emotion, but it also feels genuine and real and Roberts, within every scene, never makes her role seem too small and/or too big. Albert Finney also provides a rather good performance, as well as some decent performances from the rest of the cast. Soderbergh's directing style may feel like a bit much at times, but for the most part, his harsh view on the truth surprisingly works in the film, and provides great clarity for both the viewer and the characters involved on screen. The film is written wonderfully, and it may not be the prettiest film to look at, but it does a good job at telling its stories without relying too harshly on camera work. The pacing can be a bit slow at times, but mostly, it's an entertaining journey of perseverance that demands to be seen. In the end, Erin Brockovich is a very good film that seeks the truth without shoving it too much down our throats. It's message is clear, and not weary, like many other films of its kind- not to mention it's well written and provides a fabulous performance from Roberts, that is much deserving of her Oscar win.
My Rating: 9.5/10