I was wrong.
For some reason I pushed this rom-com away for years, content to be one of the few people to have never seen it.
And why?
Maybe I’m just an idiot.
Once I finally stopped being so stubborn, I found a really fun lil’ film waiting for me.
It’s a well-worn formula, sure — she’s from the wrong side of the tracks, he’s a rich guy who needs to chill — but Julia Roberts makes every line sing, and Richard Gere is her perfect counterpoint.
Which, I’m sure, everyone else in the world could have told me years ago.