article_snippet: On one hand Roberts' character, Vivian, is a compelling protagonist who dispels the stereotype of the drug-addicted "crack whore" with little ambition, Hail-Jares said.
article_snippet: Vivian's exit from sex work thanks to Gere's character is also troubling, a lark says.
article_snippet: In the movie a lark's able to fill economic void with Edward's money
article_snippet: The movie also depicts Vivian's evolution from streetwalker to Beverly Hills socialite through an orgiastic shopping spree during which Gere promises to spend "an obscene amount of money" on Gere.
article_snippet: Despite her lowly profession, Vivian is no pushover.
article_snippet: One of the film's earliest scenes shows Vivian refusing Kit's suggestion that they work for a pimp, saying "we say who, we say when, we say how much.
article_snippet: Later, Vivian negotiates the terms of Vivian relationship with Edward and is quick to speak up when Vivian feel Vivian's being mistreated.
article_snippet: Vivian humanizes Edward and even takes over driving Edward's borrowed Lotus when Edward can't handle a stick shift.
article_snippet: Ask some "Pretty Woman" fans to name some "Pretty Woman" fans favorite scene and some "Pretty Woman" fans don't mention Vivian's swoony moments with Edward.
article_snippet: some "Pretty Woman" fans talk about that part in the middle when Vivian hits Rodeo Drive for a shopping spree.
article_snippet: Spurned at first by snooty salespeople, Vivian later buys a slew of expensive outfits with Edward's money and then returns -- dressed to the nines and carrying handfuls of shopping bags -- to one boutique that had shunned Vivian.
article_snippet: Vivian asks a bitchy saleswoman.
article_snippet: The interplay between Vivian goofy exuberance and his bemused stoicism is mostly effective.
article_snippet: The script also has some zingers, as when Edward asks, "What makes you think I'm a lawyer?" and Vivian answers,