Richard Gere on his Pretty Woman character

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Richard Gere thinks his #PrettyWoman character was "criminally underwritten."

"It was basically a suit and a good haircut," he said.https://t.co/xf7A7MVBRc pic.twitter.com/StjEFAZEGG
- Variety (@Variety) September 1, 2024
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Comments

[skyler_white_yo]

I liked the movie well enough, but I never understood the fanatic appeal it had. I always thought Roberts and Gere had lukewarm chemistry. You knew the movie would end with them happily ever after, but I wasn’t actively rooting for them, if that makes sense.

[wickedchaos]

Yea while I liked the movie at the time I don't know if I saw it as a romance.

Even as I child I knew that happily ever after didn't make sense.

[totalrecoil]

The point of this movie - its appeal and massive success - was 99% about Julia Roberts being charming & charismatic as fuck with big, amazing hair & that smile for 2 hours. That's it. That's why this ridiculous, not very well-reviewed romcom managed to score one Oscar nomination - Julia for Best Actress.

It's probably most interesting as a rare example of a single performance that sends an actor straight to A-list international superstardom. The frenzy this movie kicked off around Julia was crazy.

[hellojeds]

100%, this film is all about Julia and her gigantic star quality. She's amazing in Mystic Pizza too (as well as Annabeth Gish and Lili Taylor).

[quiet_storm]

Julia Roberts makes the movie she’s incredibly charismatic imo 🤷🏼‍♀️ Richard Gere just exhales through his nose as always