The filming took about a week. Please note that all release dates are subject to change. You might be surprised, but more often than not, you're not. The good guy wins, the bad guy loses, the guy gets the girl, the underdog team wins the game, etc. Again and again, Hollywood delivers movies that follow that same formula, and audiences continue to lap it up, actually rejecting many films that choose to reject predictable formulas.
Predictability is especially applicable to films based on true stories, historical events, etc.
We know who wins the Revolutionary War , what became of Hurricane Carter, and if you've seen any of the press about Erin Brockovich , you know what her story is about too. Now, reflecting on this film, it's amazing how he's both changed and yet hasn't. What's the same, however, is how he films conversations, allowing the camera to hold a shot longer than many filmmakers, to get a bit more emotion or reaction. Though the film is set in desert towns, much of the film is shot in a blue-grey twilight, giving the film as a total a broad palate of colors. As a total package, Erin Brockovich is all entertainment and emotion, telling a true story that inspires.