Erin Brokovich" is the kind of terrific storytelling that does two things.
These are the unsung heroes that toil endlessly on behalf of.
others. Their payment comes from the personal satisfaction of righting a previous wrong.
They buck the system, overcome daunting obstacles, and move forward with unbridled.
determination in order to see that justice is served. But "Erin Brokovich" also renews my.
faith in Hollywood's ability to make a nice old-fashioned film. Its subject is grounded in.
the real world and presents a feel-good story that anyone can appreciate. I salute people.
like Erin Brokovich, and I salute the filmmakers for having the wherewithal to bring her.
story to the big screen. Based on the real life story of Erin Brokovich, this movie focuses.
on her tribulations as a struggling single mom, and later, her personal crusade in which she.
takes on a large utilities company that she suspects of releasing toxic pollutants.
Life has truly dealt Erin, a former beauty queen, an endless series of disappointments. She.
has almost as many ex-husbands as she does children. With only a high school diploma,.
she lacks the professional business and communications skills to get a job. She can't even.
win an accident claim in which she was clearly not at fault. With the bills starting to pile.
up, she convinces Ed Masry (Albert Finney), the lawyer that bungled her aforementioned.
accident claim, to let her take on a low-paying filing position.
Her reserved office mates, however, don't appreciate her saucy and straight shooting.
personality. She dresses in an equally saucy manner, and as a result, her relationship with.
the others is charged. Never afraid to speak her mind, her audacity presents a serious.
challenge to the stodgy Masry. "Maybe you should rethink your manner of dress," he.
offers. Erin shoots back, "Maybe you should rethink your ties." However, the one great.
asset that she possesses is her empathy towards their clients.
