Erin Brockovich DVD

Advantages: Julia Roberts and Albert Finney give excellent performances. Good story, realistic.
Disadvantages: Not enough about George's character (Aaron Eckhart)

...Introduction ~~ Erin Brockovich is a broke single mum with no job and no qualifications. To make it worse she has a car accident that wasn't her fault. So in true American style she rushes off to see a lawyer. Her lawyer Ed Masry (Albert Finney) loses her case partly because of Erin's rudeness and partly because of his lack of commitment. Erin then begs lawyer Ed to give her a job to make amends for losing her case. Reluctantly Ed gives Erin a job and then Erin's true colours shine and the real magic of the film starts. Story ~~ Erin's started her job working for Ed but she proves unhappy with simply filing papers all day so decides to investigate a case further. Erin discovers through putting 2 and 2 together that a large corporation is responsible for polluting a towns water supplies, that resulted in an increase in cancers... Read review

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Advantages: Happy Ending
Disadvantages: The story-line is nothing we haven't seen before.

...Erin Brockovich is a trashy singgle mother who is not able to get a job because of her little experience. One day while driving she gets hit by another car and which is how she meet and convinced her lawyer to giver her a job. She uncovers evidence that implies that a local factory is poisoning the water supply and hiding it for the local residents. Erin then digges up enough evidence to kick the factorys fat behind and restore the local residents lives. The ending of the movie was easy predicted by the first few minutes of the movie however the character was funny and well played by Julia Roberts. However i think that for a character whit her financial situation they should have limited her wardrobe a little. And it does not seem realistic that Erin manages to keep her job for as long as she did while dressing like she did... Read review

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Advantages: Based on a true story
Disadvantages: None

...This is one of my favourite films as I love true story’s. Julia Roberts is a superb actress and performs well in this movie. Erin Brockovich is a funny and unconventional drama based on true events. Julia Roberts stars as Erin Brockovich twice-divorced mother of three young children who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guys and wins. Erin Brockovich has no money, no job and no prospect’s, she’s a woman in a tight spot. Erin has a car accident, which is not her fault, she finds herself even worse off when her attorney fails to land her any kind of settlement, with nowhere else to turn, Erin pleads with her attorney Ed Masry to hire her at his law firm. This is where Erin finds some medical records placed in real estate files. Erin begins to ask questions about the connection as she’s some what... Read review

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