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Movie Overview
Cast
• Julia Roberts
• Albert Finney
• Aaron Eckhart
Director
• Steven Soderbergh
MPAA Rating
R - For language.
Erin Brockovich (2000)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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3.5/5
"It's Erin's brassy, white-trash, amateur investigator that makes you want to watch this movie, all 2 1/2 hours of it."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

"Remember Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny, how ridiculously unresilient she looked in her waitress uniform? Erin is no more believable."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

3/4
"...here it is - the first great Julia Roberts perfomance."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

C+
"A feel good, old-fashioned (except for all the cuss words), liberal message movie for the people ..."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

B
"Interesting, often funny character drama."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

7/10
"The movie gets bogged down in a trite legal plot."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

C
"Erin Brockovich is pretty pat and predictable stuff."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

5/5
"A rounded and rich portait of a deeply flawed woman who hits high stride by trying to make a difference in the world."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3.5/4
"Smart, savvy, funny, and, at times, poignant."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3/4
"[Soderbergh's] willingness to let Erin's character move through all her many phases--to let her be both a bitch and a saint--that gives the film its edge"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

4.5/5
"Indie director and movie star team up for thrilling, smart, snappy entertainment with a message."  Netflix  James Rocchi

7/10
"Erin Brockovich strikes out."  Palo Alto Weekly  Jeanne Aufmuth

7/10
"What generally makes or breaks films of this type are their focus on character, character, character, and this film succeeds in radiating light through its stars."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

"Soderbergh has crafted yet another winner with Brockovich."  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

3.5/4
"Julia Roberts realiza una de las mejores personificaciones de su carrera, ya que se compenetra en la piel de Erin de una forma más que brillante"  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

5/5
"Even if you don't care for Julia, Erin's story is worth watching"  3BlackChicks Review  Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel

4.5
"I liked this movie on its own merit, not just the merit of the true story it was portraying."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3.5/5
"Steven Soderbergh realizes that he's working with a potentially been-there-done-that situation, and he makes all the right choices."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

4/5
"O incrível é que Julia Roberts nos faz esquecer de sua aura de 'estrela de cinema' e acreditar que ela seja, de fato, alguém com sérias dificuldades financeiras."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

4/5
"An example of Hollywood entertainment done with finesse and compassion, the way it always should be but so often isn't."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

B-
"This movie has the eerie tang of so many other wretched Roberts vehicles of the past…but somehow, it manages to produce a moderately good film"  Flipside Movie Emporium  Rob Vaux

9/10
"Julia's a powerhouse in this surprisingly strong tale."  eFilmCritic.com  Scott Weinberg

B
"Erin is far and away her own worst enemy — and a good thing too, because she needed at least one."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

3/4
Read review  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

2/4
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dustin Putman

8/10
Read review  Mixed Reviews  Gabriel Shanks

2.5/4
Read review  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

4/5
Read review  ToxicUniverse.com  John A. Nesbit

3/4
Read review  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

6/10
Read review  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

4/5
Read review  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

10/10
Read review  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

9/10
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Susan Granger

3.5/4
Read review  Oscar Guy  Wesley Lovell

10/10
Read review  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

Read review  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

Read review  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Michael Dequina

Read review  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

Read review  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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