Everything, except the actors, is mediocre

Rating: 6/10 (15 October 2019)

I do not like romantic movies. It is just a matter of personal preference. That does not mean that there aren't some great ones ("Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" first comes to mind). But "Pretty woman" is not one of them.
Cinematography is nothing special, dialog is typical, occasionaly funny, character development is mostly done through characters talking about themselves... Everything screams mediocrity.
The premise is typical 90s daydreaming. A rich guy and a dream girl have sex and fall in love. He provides for her and protects her and she in turn makes him a better person. All in a week. In other words: a fairytale (even the starts mentioning fairytales near the end). It is all very cheesy and unrealistic.
Julia Roberts character is a prostitute, mostly so that the movie has some conflict (which is poorly handled). She is a good actress but she is too classy for this role. And yes the movie makes a point of that fact but it is poorly done (she cries after her FIRST opera). But the chemistry between her and Richard Geere is rather good and the best thing about this film, even though their relationship makes little sense. For example he starts to care for people instead of using them but it feels unnatural and sudden because she did not do anything to make him do so.
In the end the leading actors saved this movie from an unfavourable grade. Not good, not bad,somewhere in between. 6/10 from me.