Julia Roberts gives probably her most superb performance as Erin Brockovich, a woman who is strong and has certainly a colorful vocabulary she uses almost 93% of the time. Yet, underneath her tough mouth (yes I'm talking about language), she is an incredibly selfless, sensitive, and kind women who fights for the defenseless and never takes less than what she wants. Behind her is a talented line of actors who also very much contribute to the films strength. Such as well known screen actor Albert Finny who plays Roberts strong yet heart filled boss, who can't help but love his impossible employee. The story is one you can easily figure by looking at the tagline on the DVD cover, but even so the story is told in such a way it seems brand new and fresh, so you will probably catch yourself cheering for Roberts. But this film got a rating of R for a very good reason, language, most of it coming from Roberts mouth. The language in the film is very strong and very frequent. Other than that there are a handful of sexual references, and Erin uses her looks to get access to some files, as she clearly explains to her boss in one sentence (not to dirty). Also the story does deal with very sick people dying and suffering from numerous diseases and cancers. So I recommend to parents that this great film should be kept from children and teens under the age of 14.