Erin Brockovich

Pros: good script, directing, acting
Cons: story isn't completely true, the main character does not evoke sympathy

Let me say right off the bat that I don't like the character of Erin Brockovich in this film. I don't know how true to the real person it is, but the chip she has on her shoulder for anyone who's educated and/or wears a suit really wore on me about ...

Pros: The big bad corporate monster's got a virus...
Cons: Not a whole lot of action or insight into characters

Erin Brockovich is one of those movies I saw one time, slowly came to forget over the years, but constantly heard about in the meantime. About the only thing I remembered by the time we got to last week was that it was "that movie where Julia ...

Pros: Superb acting, screenplay, and direction
Cons: None

Wednesday, March 21, 2001

"Hey, Dad, I’m going down to the grocery store to get a couple things for Mom. You need anything?"

Our oldest daughter, Cindy, has been visiting us for the past few days. Always considerate...

Pros: I like anything which takes on the power of big organizations successfully.
Cons: Offensive language? though I didn't mind it.

I watched the movie at home on video and I thoroughly enjoyed it. What made it much better was to know that it is based on a true story! And in spite of the offensive language I liked Julia Roberts a lot in this role. Some how the language didn't sound...

Pros: A decent movie - Julia Roberts is in peak performance
Cons: Profanity abounds in this movie - the plot is a bit unrealistic.

Few people could have pulled off the character of Erin Brockovich as well as Julia Roberts. She deserved an Academy Award for her performance, at least in my opinion, which was affirmed after watching this movie.

This dramatic piece is based...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing

What you get? Basically, a movie about a big corporation using their power and prestige to take advantage of the poor people in the community that surrounds them. The story is easy to identify with and might even lead you toward a few paranoid thoughts ...

Pros: Roberts and Finney deserve Oscar nominations
Cons: No one will remember them during next year's Oscar balloting

For those of you out there who still think of Julia Roberts as America’s Sweetheart: get ready to have your hair blown back!

In Erin Brockovich, la Julia plays a feisty single mom who schemes, manipulates, curses like a sailor and wears...

Pros: Great Story, Great Acting
Cons: None...some may not like the language

My daughter called and asked me if I wanted to go to the movies with her, because her hubby didn't want to see the movie Erin Brockovich. I gave her an enthusiastic "Yes" and we were off to the show. After getting my big old tub of popcorn,...

Pros: a bold and exciting script, great acting, lots of fun
Cons: it ended

What does it say about me that I loved this sexually-tittillating, bad-mouthing woman and cheered her on in her struggle for respect and compassionate justice? Does it mean I approve of women looking like bimbos? No, certainly not, but Erin Brockovich is...

Pros: Strong performances by cast
Cons: Utterly predictable

When Julia Roberts stars in a movie, people usually rush to see it. Her work would not make my top ten list of the year's best films, but they contain a decent degree of entertainment value. "Erin Brockovich" does not break that mold, but it's...

Pros: Super Star Julia Roberts is worth every nickel of her 20 million dollar fee.
Cons: A few shaky scenes and under developed characters go largely unnoticed in the total picture.

The next thousand words on ERIN BROCKOVICH will concern corporate crime, will not mention Julia Roberts.

When my ERIN BROCKOVICH review disappeared into cyberspace last week, I was #7 in line, and brought news of The New You Know Who!...

Pros: intelligent, funny, and heartwarming
Cons: not out on video yet to own, definately not for kids

Single mothers are so consistently looked down upon by employers and society, this film shows the devotion and love that single mothers have trying to just make it day to day.

Turned away from all possible jobs, Erin finds herself the victim...

Pros: Great story line, no violence, Julia's wardrobe
Cons: No cons with this movie!

Review of Erin Brokovich (October 10, 2000)

I love watching good movies. If a movie is good enough, I can watch it twice. I watched the movie Erin Brokovich three times! It is a good, quick moving movie with a good story line and good...

Pros: soderbergh, roberts, mood, humor
Cons: could have been 10 minutes shorter

Steven Soderbergh is just about the best thing Hollywood has going for it these days. Whether it's pumping live into a burnt out genre and adding a second leg to George Clooney's acting career (Out of Sight), or resurrecting Terrence Stamp in...

Pros: Roberts gives a fine performance.
Cons: Extensive profanity, a somewhat one-sided view of the facts, and the other actors are clearly upstaged by Roberts.

Erin Brockovich was one of the most talked-about hit films of the 2000 season, so naturally it would be soon when I eventually got around to seeing it. What this movie represents is a strong attempt at show-stopping film-making, with a big star in a...