Reviews

Put your judgement to one side, it is a film, a story, and just having a prostitute who has a happy ending isn't glamourising it.

Granted, Julia Roberts is fairly charming as the titular character, but otherwise it feels too light for its own good - even when it does edge into sufficiently unsettling territory towards the end, it still feels weirdly inconsequential afterwards due to the treatment of the rest of the film.

Mention should also be made of a couple of effective supporting performances by Marshall's good-luck charm Hector Elizondo as the manager of the hotel where Edward and Vivian are staying and Jason Alexander as Edward's friend and business partner, who is so jealous of Edward and Vivian's relationshi...

Her being the first person in a long time who could surprise him, Edward can slowly feel the light at the end of the tunnel.