A good movie

I had no idea what this movie was about but since it was directed by Todd Haynes and since it was available on Netflix, I was really eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I thought it was rather surprising that Haynes would direct such a conventional drama at this point of his career. Not that there is anything really wrong with this flick, it’s just that if you are familiar with such court dramas dealing with class-action cases against some huge corporations, well, you won’t see anything new or really surprising. One notable exception would be the fact that Rob Bilott’s boss actually got his back and actually supported him in his seemingly doomed endeavour. Indeed, I was expecting him to tell him to back off so his reaction was refreshing but, to be honest, Tim Robbins didn’t do much else through the whole thing beside being rather patient and supportive with his employee. In a similar fashion, isn’t it sad that after 20 years in the business, Anne Hathaway is still stuck playing the helpless poor wife waiting at home that her workaholic husband would finally show up at some point? At least, you have to appreciate the fact that Haynes didn’t sugar-coat the damned thing whatsoever. Indeed, it was all pretty dark and gloomy, as it should be, and compared to this movie, ‘Erin Brockovich’ was pretty much a Disney family feature. Anyway, there is no denying that the whole thing was quite depressing. Basically, when companies get so big, they become pretty much untouchable and they basically can do whatever they want. As a result, even if they are sued, they can easily drag things for decades and, even if some people manage to stick around like Rob Bilott, the lives of the victims are pretty much ruined in the process, I’m afraid. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really original, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.