A lot better than I expected

Rating: 7/10 (17 June 2020)

Pretty Woman is one of those films that I've always known about since my childhood but never actually watched. I expected something boring but still wanted to see it just because I've known the iconic poster image so long. I'm also aware that there's some controversy around this movie, so I was quite curious to actually see what's the fuss all about.
All right, I must say that the movie was better than I expect in every possible sense. The comedy was funny, the romantic side was nice, Richard Gere and Julia Roberts both which aren't my favorites make pretty good performances here and there is great chemistry between them. Also many of the minor characters like the hotel employees are funny and memorable.
The accusations that this film makes prostitution look like a cool thing... I don't know about that. Any way you look at this movie it's a fantasy, a fairy tale. No one in their right mind should think that this film portrays real life. No more than, say, Home Alone is realistic. If anything, I think, Pretty Woman glorifies rich upper class lifestyle. But that's okay because that's what you want to see - - characters with a lot of money can afford to be sharp dressed and cool.
I like how the characters evolve along the way. Nothing super deep but it's enough to make an enjoyable movie experience. Romantic comedies are a genre that somehow in the very core is a bit dumb...but if you're ok with that, I think this is a pretty (how many times can I say pretty?) fun movie. For some reason I'm completely ok with watching ridiculously stupid action movies but find it a bit hard to admit that I also like romantic comedies sometimes. But it's good to some have variety in stupid movies, and this is not even the stupidest. I like it!