Swara Bhaskar in her interview told that she wants to play a character like Erin Brockovich. Even Kareena said something similar years ago. Julia Roberts portrayal of lawyer-activist Brockovich won her Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA apart from total makeover in career. Based on real story of PG&E being sued by commoners for keeping them in dark about contaminated water resource.
Troubled Erin is in a bad phase of her career. She finds a case of property settlement but unexpectedly she finds a potential case of malpractices adopted by PG&E to increase profits putting residents at risk. The groundwater is contaminated with chromium and this has led to many medical conditions to residents. She braves the situation and fights for the ignorant residents. Court, in historic verdict, holds PG&E guilty. Directed by Steven Soderberg, Erin Brockovich inspires the viewers.
However, despite of a decent direction and brilliant performance by Roberts, the film is plagued by paper-thin plot and superficial narrative. It fails to attain the pace and seemed to be dragging at times, especially in second half. Film neither succeeds in capturing the essence of a legal drama nor evokes emotions enough to keep audience involved. Though successful, film fails to sustain itself as a quality product it would have liked to be. Nevertheless, film good enough for a second or third watch.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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