The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada: This film starring Meryl Streep was adopted from the novel written by Lauren Weisberger. The story revolves around a naïve young woman – Andy, who comes to New York looking to write for a major publication. The job Andy lands is 2nd assistant to the most powerful women in the fashion world – Editor and Chief of “Runway” magazine Miranda Priestly (played by Streep). Andy(Anne Hathaway) knows nothing of the fashion world or of the magazine “Runway” – which is where she will be working. The reason the story works …..Better yet – the reason to see this movie is the performance by Meryl Streep. I have not seen a better, stronger character on screen in a long time. Her strong performance brings comedy with it as everyone is so scared/intimidated by her…..reminds me of a certain boss I use to have. Andy is determined not to quit and slowly gives in and embraces the world of fashion to the extreme. The rest of her life begins to crumble as she has no time for anything else but her job. The plot twists around in a funny way until we get to the age old question – What do we really want out of life? The story, the characters (especially Streep) are all fantastic. This is a grown up comedy that works…….try that on for size.

* * * and a ½

If this movie had parents they would be: 13 going on 30 & Clueless – Not good parents

With a run time of 109 minutes
This film is rated PG-13