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Don't understand these reviews
I think you all have forgotton one important fact. It's a movie!!! And it does not imply postitution is ok and fabulous. Why else would they write into the script the scene where the hooker is found dead in a dumpster, and the other hookers being addicts, and using money for drugs instead of rent. What makes it a love story is Gere rescues roberts from that kind of life, in which she didn't ever say she liked it or was proud, she wanted to get out of that life for good. As far as the girbil remark, don't believe everything you read in the tabloids or on CNN. And to say no rich guy has ever picked up a hooker. Ha! What world are you living in. Hugh Grant had a beautiful actress girlfriend waiting for him at home (Elizabeth Hurely!!), while he picked up a trashy diseased african american hooker in hollywood. And when Heidi Fleiss was running the high class prostitution company in hollywood do you seriously think no actors ever called. Hundreds did but she never gave names but we do know that Charlie Sheen admited to his picking up prositiutes back in the day. Just because you're rich and good looking it doesn't mean you'd never pay for sex. I'm sure 90 percent of all men have been with a hooker at least once and if you say never have you're probably lying. And yes Roberts is way too good looking to be a street walker. But it's just a movie. Every hooker's dream, to end up like cinderella. It's just a flick and a romantic tale about two similar people who fall in love, and if you paid close attention, gere did treat roberts well throughout the movie. He stuck up for her and told her she could be so much more. And she only took the money because she thought she could be professional and leave with no tears, because she didnt believe they could have a real life together until he proves her wrong at the end. Didn't you see the part when her feelings were hurt, after being propositioned by stuckie and she didnt take the money? That's called self respect because no money is worth being treated like you're nothing. You need to read between the lines if you want to understand the message in this movie. If you're smart, don't take things too seriously. I think Roberts is a fine actress and she really did a great job acting like a hooker at the beginning but then we realize she's a great person too who made some bad desicions in her life because we all have. She was gorgeous and adorable in this movie and it's a classic.

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A Must See!!
I first seen this movie when I was 15 and 15 yrs later I still love the movie! After reading some of the past reviews, I have to make one comment..It's a MOVIE for cripes sake. A Fantasy, a love story..Leave it at that and nothing more. My 10 yr old loves this movie as well and she has been taught not to take movies literally, that they are make believe, etc..grrrrrrrrrrrr at glamourizing prostitution..what a bunch of hogwash if you ask me.. <
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>so on that note...get it and watch it and expect a awesome love story!!

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Brush Aside the Premise and this Film Works
One cannot watch PRETTY WOMAN without having a little fun at its expense. Some have described this film as a modern day "Cinderella" story. I describe it as another remake of MY FAIR LADY. What is the difference? Well, in PRETTY WOMAN our protagonist is a hooker. Hence, the problem. But I would like to cast my vote somewhere in the middle of these two extremes. On the one hand, we can certainly understand the film's detractors. While it is not fair to say that prostitution is glamorized in this film, it is conveniently hidden behind the razzle-dazzle of Julia Roberts's new life. Naturally, in the real world this sort of thing would never happen. Additionally, I too was somewhat appalled at the way money is used to improve the self-confidence of Roberts's character. <
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>But PRETTY WOMAN is not entirely molded by these awkward premises and values. For one, money is not completely glorified in this film, as Richard Gere seems to be having a crisis amid his endless pursuit of it. Something is missing from his life and his unethical business practices are no longer fulfilling. What he needs is a change: what he needs is, apparently, a hooker. Seriously, however, PRETTY WOMAN only succeeds if you forget about the fact that Roberts is a streetwalker. Remember, she is a smart girl and does not seem to fit into the hooker lifestyle. Thus, we are supposed to treat her as a character who doesn't know what she is doing and ends up on the street as an accident of fate and low-confidence. So should we be pissed off that a rich businessman saves her like a knight in shining armor? I don't think so. For let us not forget that both of our characters need saving, a point that the film makes quite clear, even in awkward dialogue. <
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>In the end, I believe that the acting in this film is very good (particularly amongst the supporting cast), but that the awkward storyline and premise prevent the film from becoming a truly successful love story. Watch it for its entertainment value and humor: there is plenty. Just don't watch it expecting a great tale of fated lovers.