Julia Roberts Doing Lame Standup Act.

Rating: 1/10 (22 May 2015)

Erin Brockovich (2000): Dir: Steven Soderbergh / Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Peter Coyote: Overrated pathetic showcase based on a true story of a single mother who has been through several jobs. Albert Finney plays her lawyer who loses an opening case regarding her car accident. One day she practically hires herself on a case regarding a firm's lack of warning regarding toxic water. The firm is trying to force people out of their homes with little money to cover expenses. Her relationship with her biker neighbour is an unnecessary romantic subplot. Director Steven Soderbergh doesn't include a single interesting shot unlike his much more interesting Out of Sight. It is as if he just sat the camera down and let it run. There is too much showcasing of Julia Roberts in whorish clothes, and her verbal bouts are done more for show than character. Albert Finney as her lawyer is a prop. Aaron Eckhart as her neighbour is unnecessary. Marg Helgenberger is featured as one of the interviewees. Peter Coyote is also featured to remind us that once upon a time he was in a great film called E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial. The role is fairly standard where she tells us what we already know and awaits Roberts to make everything better. Message is thwarted thanks to focus on skimpy clothing, hokey dialogue and romantic drivel. Score: 1 / 10