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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 (4)
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Erin Brockovich schlägt sich als allein erziehende Mutter dreier Kinder ohne Job durchs Leben. Da wird sie schuldlos in einen Autounfall verwickelt. Beim Prozess ums Schmerzensgeld versagt ihr Anwalt Masry auf voller Länge. Als Wiedergutmachung erzwingt sie eine Anstellung in dessen Kanzlei. Dort führt sie eine Hand voll scheinbar harmloser Papiere auf die Spur eines Umweltskandals ungeahnten Ausmaßes. Auf sich allein gestellt, beginnt Erin einen aussichtslosen Kampf. (ORF)
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Soderbergh sometimes knows how and sometimes annoys terribly. And a personal story of a woman in contemporary society simply could not end differently than with the second case. When Julia Roberts plays effort, she plays determination and plays a deservedly successful one, it can turn out in a way that I don't believe her even a bit. Not a single bit of genuine emotion drips from any of the present actors, and Soderbergh constantly disregards the viewer who wants to see the promised drama. However, he subtly flatters all critics of society (disgustingly opportunistic public vs. freedom and family values). Americans are sometimes fooled only by a change of curtain.
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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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