![]() ![]() ![]() On paper, a film like “Pretty Woman” might be a retrograde fairy tale about a sex worker with a heart of gold and the rich businessman who can afford it, but the chemistry between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is so explosive that you surrender to the sentiment of it all. Love it seems gives storytellers permission to transpose the stuff of operas and fables into the fabric of real (or at least overly glossed but still recognizable) life. There’s an intoxicating alchemy that allows us to believe in the magic of meet-cutes, happily-ever-afters, and all the agonizing contrivances that tend to pop up between the two. There’s something uniquely cinematic about romantic comedies - something that makes them a natural fit for the movies, and vice-versa. Ah, Valentine’s Day: the lovestruck masses’ annual chance to laugh, to love, and to laugh about love. ![]()
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