A great film from Soderbergh, long but it pays off

Rating: 9/10 (18 August 2005)

Soderbergh's Oscar acclaimed story which is based on facts about a woman (Roberts) who lands a job at a law firm and helps work and eventually win a case that is the biggest that any firm of that kind has seen in history. The direction is perfect, great story telling with the camera, both the visuals and sequence of events is perfect. I had some problems with the acting, especially Aaron Eckhart whom i didn't like much playing the boyfriend. However i was very pleased with Albert Finney's performance, my favorite of the flick, he stole his scenes. Only other performan ce I had other than Eckhart's performance was the poor score by Thomas Newman, whose scores I usually love (Three Kings, American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Mad City, etc...) Also Julia Roberts is at her very best here. The screenplay is written well, although a bit long at times, its pretty great, probably one of the best film of this sort (dealing with an important court case), although i still prefer The Insider. The film was indeed great though, a must-see for any film fan. 9/10 #134 on my list of all time favorite films