Erin Brockovich

based on a true story erin brockovich is the story of a twice divorced mother of three young children who struggles to be taken seriously while working as a file clerk in a small law firm she stumbles upon a cover up involving contaminated water in a nearby town which is causing devastating illnesses through sheer determination she convinces her boss to allow her to investigate and in the process uncovers the company causing the contamination although the local citizens are initially leery of becoming involved erin s brash manner and ability to speak to them clearly and frankly earns their trust julia roberts reaffirms her superstar status with erin brockovich an inspirational drama that is based on a true story roberts plays erin brockovich a twice divorced mother of three who is struggling to remain afloat after she is involved in a car accident she loses what should have been a lucrative settlement jobless and pressured erin convinces the attorney from her case ed masry albert finney to hire her as a lawyer s assistant she also befriends her neighbor george aaron eckhart a sexy biker whose dedication to her children appears too good to be true as erin settles into her job she convinces ed to let her pursue a case that involves the residents of a local community apparently several of the townspeople have become sick with cancer and other diseases the more that erin investigates the more sure she becomes of the guilt of pacific gas electric company an incredibly powerful corporation steven soderbergh shoots brockovich with a flashy realism that allows roberts to shine every second she appears onscreen