A fabulous movie; loved every minute of it!

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2000)

Erin Brockovich is a tremendous, triumphant movie, falling just outside the boundaries of "chick flick." I was emotionally involved from beginning to end, BECAUSE it's a true story. Julia Roberts and Albert Finney were sublime as Erin and Ed, as was Aaron Eckhart as George. Marg Helgenberger was amazing as Donna Jensen, the first litigant in the case against PG&E.
The families involved were real. Their experiences were real. Erin's sexy, dogged determination was real. This wasn't the first movie of its kind, and I'm sure it won't the be last. But the story's message is a very important one. The huge corporation involved is Pacific Gas and Electric. This is an enormous utilities company that serves a large part of California. There are STILL cases pending against them. I think it's a wakeup call to people that the big guys can be wrong, and must be held accountable for it, and that the little ones CAN do something about it.
The interwoven love story was very well written, and accurately drove home Erin's conflict between doing right by the families affected by the contamination, and doing right by her own family.
I highly recommend this movie; whether you're a Julia fan or not.
*Not to mention the fact that now is probably a good time to buy stock in the company that makes the Wonderbra!!