August 8, 2010 - #48/100
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is an unemployed single mother to three children, and is desperate to find a job. In the beginning of the movie, she is involved in a car accident. A doctor ran a red light and smashed into her vehicle. Therefore, Erin attempts to file a lawsuit against the doctor. Ed Masry (Albert Finney) represents her. But, Erin doesn't end up winning her case. She then becomes even more desperate for money, and ends up convincing Ed to give her a job at his law firm. While filing, she notices something odd about one of the reports. So, she then decides to go a bit of investigating of her own. After doing some research, she learns that the Pacific Gas & Electric Company has attempted on numerous occasions to secretly buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, which is a deadly toxic waste. Apparently, the company had been improperly dumping the waste, and it had managed to infect many residents in the area. Erin eventually convinces Ed to join in on the investigation, and they soon manage to have one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. I pretty much loved every single thing about this movie. It managed to keep my attention the entire time, and Julia Roberts and Albert Finney were amazing. What makes this movie seem even more interesting is that it is actually based on a true story. Obviously, I wouldn't mind watching this movie again.
I gave this movie 10/10 stars on imdb.com.
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