Rotten
This is old-fashioned, assembly-line moviemaking without the old panache.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Pretty Woman
She walked off the street, into his life and stole his heart.
1990 · 2h · R
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Garry Marshall
Overview
While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a prostitute, Vivian, while asking for directions; after, Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend to accompany him to a few social events, and the two get closer only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.
Director and cast
- Garry Marshall Director
- Richard Gere as Edward Lewis
- Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward
- Ralph Bellamy as James Morse
- Jason Alexander as Philip Stuckey
- Héctor Elizondo as Barney Thompson
- Laura San Giacomo as Kit De Luca
- Alex Hyde-White as David Morse
- Amy Yasbeck as Elizabeth Stuckey
- Elinor Donahue as Bridget
- Judith Baldwin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Pic's casting is astute, with Gere underplaying like a sturdy ballet star who hoists the ballerina Roberts on his shoulders.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
It's saying Roberts' character becomes a better person when she lands a rich guy and learns to cry at the opera.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
He pays her $3,000 and they fall in love -- ain't Hollywood grand?
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It is something special.
Caryn James, New York Times
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