Ike graham, journaliste new-yorkais en panne d'inspiration, bâcle un article acide, misogyne et truffé d'erreurs sur maggie carpenter. en effet, cette charmante jeune femme est devenue une légende vivante dans son village en abandonnant à la dernière minute ses fiancés successifs devant l'autel ! maggie riposte par une lettre ulcérée qui provoque le renvoi immédiat de ike... bien décidé à piéger maggie, le journaliste complote alors pour la pousser à plaquer son dernier fiancé. de son côté, maggie lui voue une haine sans borne... qui se manifeste encore plus violemment quelque temps plus tard lorsqu'ils se rencontrent enfin !
Like a pumpkin that transforms into a carriage, some very shrewd casting (and the charisma of Julia Roberts, in particular) morphed this story of a Hollywood whore into a Disneyfied Cinderella story--and a mainstream megahit. This is the movie that made Roberts a star; the charm of her personality helping tremendously to carry viewers over the rough spots in the script (which was originally a cynical tale about prostitution called 3000--after the amount of money Richard Gere's character pays the prostitute to stay with him for the week). Gere is the silver-haired Wall Street knight who sweeps streetwalker Roberts into a fantasy world of room service at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel and fashion boutique shopping on Rodeo Drive. The supporting cast is also appealing, including Laura San Giacomo as Roberts's hooker pal, Hector Elizondo as the hotel manager, Jason Alexander, Ralph Bellamy, and Hank Azaria. Now, is this something you want your sons and daughters to see?