A Fairytale Romance Of A Streetwalker And A Millionaire

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2008)

The first time I saw 'Pretty Woman' was about 10 years ago and I hated it. Now i got the DVD as a present and decided to give it another chance and I must say that perhaps I was being too harsh the first time. It's not a terrible film but not my favourite of this genre either. 'Pretty Woman' is extremely sugarcoated so do not expect anything other than...well, in the pretty woman's own words, fairy tale. That's what this is. It is another adaptation of 'Pygmalion' and bears a lot of resemblance to the wonderful 'My Fair Lady'. Julia Roberts plays Viviane, the cleanest prostitute. Don't analyze but Viviane is intelligent, not a junkie, very clean, healthy, prefers money over love...alright stop there and just remember that it's a fairy tale. The strength of the movie is of course The Richard Gere - Julia Roberts chemistry. On his own, Gere doesn't manage to make much of an impression. He's just okay but when sharing the screen with Roberts, he does well. Julia Roberts is the pretty woman and she carries it off eloquently. Laura San Giacomo is likable as Kit and Hector Elizondo is awesome. Garry Marshal's direction is alright although the film does drag in some parts. The soundtrack fits well with the movie and who could forget the title song? In a nutshell, one shouldn't expect anything other than a fairy tale or else chances are there will be disappointment.