Legal Secretary in The Movies

Name: Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts)
Job Title: Legal secretary
Strengths: Crusader for justice, sharp-tongued, street savvy
Weaknesses: Bad temper and a few questionable cleavage-baring outfits
Final Analysis: Based on a true story, Erin Brockovich showed that a hot temper, a big heart and a heavy-duty push-up bra can do wonders for a career woman. It also showed that many women don't know just how powerful they are (past some hoochy-mama get-ups and a big mouth) until they tap into their true passion and positive goals. It all sounds very kumbaya/Oprah, but the film's just gritty, fun and quirky enough to pull off its "You go, girl" message. It helps that a sassy, almost harsh Julia Roberts (Julia makes for a better near-bitch in this writer's opinion) plays the titular character, a single mother whose low-paying, no-benefits legal secretary job with ambulance chaser Ed Masry (a terrific shaggy-dog Albert Finney) hits her justice jugular. Aiding the toxic-addled residents of a Southern California town, Brockovich is tireless, no B.S. and yes, victorious.

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