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Steven SoderberghDrehbuch:
Susannah GrantKamera:
Edward LachmanMusik:
Thomas NewmanBesetzung:
Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick (mehr)Streaming (5)
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Keine Schulausbildung, zweimal geschieden, drei kleine Kinder. Nur widerwillig gibt der abgebrühte Anwalt Masry der Lady mit der großen Klappe und den schlechten Manieren einen Job als Aushilfe in seiner Kanzlei. Um sich die Furie vom Leib zu halten, beschäftigt Masry die nervige Erin mit dem wegsortieren unbedeutender Kleinfälle. Er kann nicht ahnen, daß sie dabei auf eine Akte stößt, die den Stein für den spektakulärsten und größten Schadenersatzprozess aller Zeiten ins Rollen bringt - und Erin Brockovich seine treibende Kraft wird... (Columbia TriStar Film)
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Steven Soderbergh sometimes knows what he's doing and sometimes just annoys the crap out of you. And a personal story of a woman in contemporary society simply could not end any differently than the latter. When Julia Roberts plays effort, plays determination, and plays deserved success, it has a tendency to land in such a way that I don't believe her one bit. Not a single bit of genuine emotion drips from any of the actors present, and Soderbergh constantly screws over the viewer who wants to see the drama he's promised. At the same time, he subtly flatters all critics of society (the disgustingly opportunistic public vs. freedom and family values). Sometimes you can fool Americans just by changing the curtains.
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I thought that it would be Julia who would be the most interesting thing in the film, but she wasn't. In fact, she didn't suit the role. I thought she was a little too Hollywood for what she was playing, but oh well. Albert Finney intrigued me more, as did the story, which is one of those examples that sometimes justice does prevail, at least a little. Or at least about people getting money, if not life.
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