Captivating

Rating: Null/10 (14 March 2003)

This story was truly inspiring. I see the real Erin Brokovich hosting a show on Lifetime about women like herself these days. Anywho, the movie was a tad bit too long, but was a good film in itself. I liked the personal aspects of her family going sour as her aspirations and goals move up. That's often very true when a woman is trying to make something of herself with a family in tow. The story was just amazing. I thought Roberts was good, but all she did was cuss a lot, which doesn't take great acting because we all want to sometime. I think the character just allowed Roberts to speak what she would probably say if she wasn't who she was, if that makes any sense. Finney was marvelous and an engaging character who's scared to take on such a big challenge, but rises to the occasion. He kept it very real to me by not all of a sudden becoming all into the case. He took his time warming up to the idea that it could go somewhere. The cut and paste effect was a little lost on me and slowed down the already lengthy movie, but it was altogether good. A great message about not letting people take advantage of you and that there are some who are willing to fight for others. The fact that it's true makes the movie much stronger in its presentation.