Julia Roberts Shines As Erin Brockovich

Rating: 10/10 (24 September 2012)

Erin Brockovich is a biographical film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, played by Julia Roberts, who fought against the US West Coast energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company.It also stars Albert Finney and Aaron Eckhart.
Erin Brockovich is a single mother of three who, after losing a personal injury lawsuit, asks her lawyer, Ed Masry, if he can help her find a job. Ed gives her work as a file clerk in his office, and she runs across some information on a little-known case filed against Pacific Gas and Electric. She begins digging into the particulars of the case, convinced that the facts simply don't add up, and persuades him to allow her to do further research; in time, she discovers a systematic cover-up of the industrial poisoning of a city's water supply, which threatens the health of the entire community.
In this movie,Julia Roberts is at her most winning and sexiest as the lone-fighter against the system. Also,taking full advantage of her talent and appeal, it overcomes a few character and plot issues to deliver a smart, thoughtful, and funny legal drama.It is hard to imagine another actress pulling this off except her.