Video: Erin Brockovich

Herald rating: * *

Running time: 126 mins

Rental: Now

Review: Ewan McDonald

We know all about the real Erin Brockovich because we saw her on 60 Minutes and Oprah. She was a divorced mum-of-three with few prospects who talked her way into a job at a law firm, initiated an investigation and played a key role in a pollution suit that cost Pacific Gas & Electric a $US333 million settlement for residents of a small California town.

This interesting story is told by Julia Roberts' artificial cleavage, with occasional interruptions from Albert Finney's grey suit as her boss and her motorbike-riding neighbour/lover's black T-shirt. Much like any Sunday night TV-movie.