Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Pretty Woman’: Pretty Sure We’re All Responsible

1990 | R | 1h 59min

Anticipating backlash for reviewing the 1990 monster rom-com hit, “Pretty Woman,” let me preface it by pointing out that “Pretty Woman” is a bona fide Cinderella archetype. This archetype resonates off the charts with the world’s women—more than 700 versions of the Cinderella story exist, spanning the globe. The first version of Cinderella was found in ninth-century China. It’s also the Pygmalion archetype.