My two older sisters gave quite different reviews of this movie. So I decided to check it out as it’s quite famous and is perhaps Julia Roberts most iconic performance.

I wasn’t as much disappointed as I was disturbed.

Most of Pretty Woman lives in romantic comedy territory; fantastical, romantic -- it’s not dealing with real life or trying to comment on it. For most romantic comedies, that’s ok. The stakes are low because there’s little potential for harm.

Yet…