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When Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) lets her hair down with Andrea Sachs (played by Ann Hathaway) in Paris, after she has let Andrea know that Miranda's husband, Steven, does not need to be picked up at the airport since he has decided to sue for divorce, Andrea fully identifying with Miranda's situation (one can see it so well in Ann Hathaway's face, and one should not underestimate Ann Hathaway's performance), asks Miranda, "Is there anything else I can do?" Miranda quickly settles back into her normal "hauteur" and replies, "Your job." That is exactly what one can say that everyone involved with this film has done. The writer of the screenplay, McKenna (if I remember correctly) has gone farther than the original book by Lauren Weisberger and has given the devil her due. The cutting and editing are simply perfect. The music is admirably chosen and sometimes proves to be a link between one scene and another (e.g., between Andrea's scene with her boyfriend Nate and the quick cut to the Urban Jungle shoot). (It is well worth buying the CD for the music, as I have done as well.) One has to see this movie more than one time and it is well worth doing so. It is easy to notice Meryl Streep's admirable performance at first, but another viewing lets one see the slow but perfect development of Andrea (an everyman -- or everywoman -- a Faustian character, e.g., Emily's comment: "I knew you sold your soul when you tried on your first pair of Jimmy Choo's." But Stanley Tucci's (Nigel) and Emily Blunt's (Emily) roles are simply perfect as well. Even the minor characters, Nate and Christian, are really well done, though they are perhaps more "fifth business" rather than central characers, even though they are central characters, but somewhat sketchily developed. Nigel's (Tucci), "[Fashion] It's art, but greater than art, because it's something which you wear on your back -- well, not you, but some people," etc. and the comment by the Newspaper Editor at the end of the movie about some snooty girl, such a fun, perfect, snooty girl. One can see her other side when she tells Andrea's successor, "You have big shoes to fill." One can go on and on, one can comment on every scene, every line, but the sum of it is where I began. It is as if Miranda Priestly was in charge of everything and everyone did their job. (If the whole thing was a take on Vogue's Anna Wintour -- or her predecessors, Grace Mirabella or Diana Vreeland -- or her counterparts at other similar publications, like Harper's Bazaar, none of them should feel any objection at all, for in the end, they all did their job, or as Andrea told Christian, (paraphrase) "If it were a man doing Miranda's job, there would be no criticism." I watched the movie in the theater 10 times and on the DVD I watched it again, and then again with the Director's comments and the deleted scenes. The deleted scenes were wonderful, but, yes, they were rightly deleted from the movie itself, to pace it properly (so once again, everyone did their job). The last time I was so impressed with a film was in 1979 with the movie "Time after Time," starring Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenbergen and about H.G. Well's really having a time machine and coming to 1979 with Jack the Ripper a.k.a., his friend, a Doctor Stevenson. In that movie, there was only one scene (in the bank) which I thought didn't fit, but otherwise, well put together. It isn't that a movie is (or attempts to be) profound. "Apocalypse Now" had profound inRead full review
The characters are great, the acting is superb, the story is hilarious, sad, and exciting. I though there was a slim chance that this movie could be decent but it was incredible. Everybody in this film does a great job, but the scene stealer for me was Stanley Tucci, HILARIOUS. Not only does the film itself deliver, but the special features are great as well. The gag reel is simply amazing. Final Verdict: 5/5 Rent or Buy?: I won't buy it, but my girlfriend will, and so will all her friends, and if there's a female in your life you should too! IF YOU FIND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE. Thank you.
Initially, I did not want to see The Devil Wears Prada. I'm not really into "chick-flicks" but this movie was absolutely hillarious! I rarely ever watch an entire "chick-flick" but this movie had me glued to my seat to see what horrible thing Meryl Streep would do next. I've not read the book, but a couple of friends have told me that it was very different, but still a good movie... Now, that I've seen the movie and it was awesome, I think I'll read the book. If you have a boss that you think is a terror, watch this movie. You'll feel much better about your own boss--hopefully:D
The best selling novel hits the big screen in "The Devil Wears Prada." Anne Hatheway stars as a goofy, fashionless assistant to Meryl Streep who plays a ruthless fashion godess. As the movie progresses, Hatheway has to choose between love, friendship, loyalty, sanity, and the success of her job for her ruthless boss. The acting is well done and the story closely follows the bestselling novel. There are some weaknesses to the film, but all in all it's not bad. The ending does leave something to be desired. All in all a good, fun film, but most viewers probably won't put this one on thier all time favorites list.
Fashion magazine madness as Meryl Streep demands perfection...no matter what it takes to get it. Anne Hathaway is a writer who has to learn about the fashion industry to fit in. Simon Baker and Adrian Grenier compete for her affection.
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