Very good biopic! 7,5!

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2013)

I saw this movie without high expectations. I thought it would be more boring and slow. I saw many more movies directed by Steven Soderbergh. I liked most of them, some more than others. "Side effects", "Traffic", "Oceans's eleven" and "Out of sight" may be the ones I liked the most from them. "Solaris", "Contagion" and "Magic Mike", for example, are normal while "Lies, sex and videotapes" is bad in my opinion. Finally, "Erin Brockovich" surprised me and I really enjoyed it. It is based on real events. It is biographic. The story is about a young mother who begins to work as a legal assistant. I did not know anything about the real character, but Julia Roberts portrays the best performance in her career, or at least, one of the best ones. Aaron Eckhart plays the part of his new boyfriend (very correct, as well). The other secondary actors did a more than decent job. Performances are clearly a strong point in this movie. The pace is adequate, as well, taking into account it is a realistic biographic courtroom drama. The lentgh is the proper one, so we can say the director has done a very good job. There are also some good dialogues and funny situations because, although the movie is a drama, it contains some humour. The movie is not excellent, but it is very correct in every aspect. The story is moving and contains some social criticism which is so visible and great (I like movies to have messages like this). So, those who like biopics and dramas will surely enjoy this film, and Julia's fans, of course. 7,5.