I had seen this movie before but it must have been a decade ago. Christy said she had no idea what it was about when she bought it. From the cover, she thought Julia Roberts was playing a prostitute. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is a struggling mother of three. After losing a court case over a motor vehicle accident, Erin browbeats her attorney, Ed Masry (Albert Finney) into hiring her as a file clerk. Despite having no legal background, Erin gets interested in a pro bono case Ed has taken involving a woman named Donna Jensen (Marg Helgenberger) and Pacific Gas and Electric. Ed lets her investigate further, and Erin discovers that PG&E has systematically poisoned the groundwater of the small town of Hinckley, causing the residents to experience numerous health issues. She pushes Ed to pursue the maximum amount of legal action against the corporate giant.
This is a decent biopic. Roberts sheds her girl-next-door cuteness to play the abrasive but good-hearted Brockovich and I don't think that Albert Finney has ever made a bad movie. Plus, Aaron Eckhart is in it, playing a biker. That's worth a rental right there. And also it shows how guts and determination will overcome adversity and blah blah inspirational stuff.
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