Anora begins as Mikey Madison, the title character, strides into the Gentleman's club where she strips and has sex with various customers. This is her life as a sex worker. One night she connects with Ivan, the immature son of a Russian oligarch. Ivan pays Anora to stay with him for a week and pose as his girlfriend. One drunken night, Ivan and Anora and an entourage fly to Las Vegas, where Ivan proposes. She's not sure but thinks maybe. The couple marry Las Vegas style. All's well until the family matriarch finds out, flies to America and demands an annulment. The Hangover begins. Anora comes in three different stories. Frist, meeting and sex and scenes that feel like porn. Then, the family intervenes with Godfathers and inept goons and a scavenger hunt for the missing Ivan, who runs out the front door. Anora sees the light. She married an immature kid. This is how Pretty Woman turns out in real life. A final scene dissolves Anora's toughness for a brilliant moment open for interpretation. The longer I watched, the more I came to admire Anora.
