Well-Formulated Rom-Com Encapsulates Materialistically Flashy 80s LA

Rating: 4/10 (9 April 2004)

Encapsulating materialistically flashy LA in the 80s, Pretty Woman is a good showcase of well-formulated and well-executed rom-com which has always served as a mass-appealing vehicle to convey a social weather of one region in one era, usually in a superficial way, as Breakfast at Tiffany's does for the New York upper class bohemian scene in the 50s. While the combination of middle-aged lawyer Richard Gere and young hooker Julia Roberts is boring, it may be more worthy to pay attention to the details. For example, many might have started flossing in front of their lovers after having seen Roberts floss intimately before Gere. The production apparently takes huge advantage from adopting Roy Orbison's classic rock'n roll tune as a theme song.