Erin Brockovich

She brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees

ERIN BROCKOVICH (15)

D: Steven Soderbergh

Columbia Tristar/Universal/Jersey Films (Michael Shamberg, Danny DeVito & Stacey Sher)

USA 🇺🇸 2000

131 mins

Drama/Biopic

W: Susannah Grant

DP: Ed Lachman

Ed: Anne V. Coates

Mus: Thomas Newman

Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich), Albert Finney (Ed Masry), Aaron Eckhart (George), Marg Helgenberger (Donna Jensen), Cherry Jones (Pamela Duncan), Veanne Cox (Theresa Dallavale), Peter Coyote (Kurt Porter)

Julia Roberts is the star of the show as the eponymous woman, a single mother and part-time lawyer who brought a gas & electric company to it's knees when it's discovered that they're poisoning the water supply of a nearby community.

Susannah Grant also deserves due credit for penning a screenplay packed with quippy, sassy dialogue for the lead actress which doesn't seem overly forced or pretentious.

Julia won an Oscar and Albert Finney received a well deserved supporting actor nomination. Aaron Eckhart also delivers a realistic performance as Erin's biker boyfriend, reluctantly relegated to a babysitter for her kids during her campaigning. Based on a true story.

8/10