Directed by David Frankell. Written by: Lauren Weisberger (novel), Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay). Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci. Duration: 109 minutes.
Check top sheet: Tagline: Hell on heels. A great watch worth your time and money without the profanities and sex scenes that plague so many Hollywood movies these days. It has also been claimed that the story is based on Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue. An article published in the New York Times ‘fashion&style’ (December 28, 2006) entitled ‘The devil likes attention’ calls on the editors-in-chief of Vogue and Marie Claire to produce a series of mini-documentaries about life in the magazine due to the public’s fascination with the subject and the great success and influence of genres such as ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘Ugly Betty’.
Will you like this movie?
Yes Yes: you yourself are in or within the high fashion industry or any brand conscious individual.
no Yes: you’re more of an adrenaline junkie and despise any genre close to ‘girl’ stuff.
Maybe yes: you have enjoyed watching The Princess Diaries. Here Anne Hathaway undergoes a somewhat different transformation and there is Meryl Streep instead of Julie Andrews to please.
Comments: This film is set in the bustling cosmopolitan city of New York and Paris, and portrays the ups and downs of the multi-billion dollar fashion industry and, at the center of it all, the fashion magazine ‘runway’ and the chic, hard to find. please, the woman who is directed by Miranda Priestly (Streep), known for her attitude (dragon lady), and her second assistant, Andrea Sachs (Hathaway), who tries very hard to fit in and transforms from a simple girl and from simple style to a glamorous fashion. Queen. Personally, I feel that Streep got this job as a subtle way of proving her critics wrong, who for years have criticized her fashion sense, especially during performances and awards, and have been cited for showing up in something two sizes too big. When she was asked on The Oprah Show about her (she along with Jim Carrey for the preview of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) and she asked what she would like to say to the criticism of her. She just smiled and said ‘no it’s fine, they’re just doing her job’. Well here we have Mrs. Streep at her best slipping into modern, luxurious and definitely ‘in’ outfits.
Five Star Ratings:
History: ****
Dialogue:***
Substance:***
Film Craft: ***
Story Comments: Andrea’s character had no choice and had to accept a job offer at Elias Clarke as a personal assistant to the editor-in-chief that doesn’t involve any writing. She just sees this as a stepping stone to another news job a year from now. And to please her boss, she undergoes a total makeover with the help of Nigel (Stanley Tucci), the magazine’s art director. And when she was forced to give up the almost impossible task of getting the unpublished Harry Potter book for the Miranda twins, Andrea used her resources and talents and managed to get the manuscript, leaving her boss stunned. Then there’s the character of Emily, who initially seemed like a nasty self-centered co-worker who actually turns out to have a soft side and not that evil, in fact she’s just trying to work really hard to achieve her own dream and it gets horrible when Andrea makes things faster. The film sends a message to all those little fashion-savvy people who despise fashion and consider it less than important. All in all, the moral of the story is that everything has a cost and eventually hard work prevails and will be rewarded.
Dialogue Comments: Dialogue is updated with phrases and slang from the fashion industry with words like ‘couture’, ‘stilettos’, etc. However, it is worth mentioning here that Miranda Priestly’s dialogue is somewhat limited and she conveys most of her messages through her eyes, lips, facial expression and body language. Now they don’t just call her one of the best actresses of all time, right? She barely raises her voice and speaks in a soft tone, and yet she manages to appear ‘devilish’.
Substance comments: Anne Hathaway charms the audience once again with her smile and wide eyes. And she mesmerizes everyone with another on-screen transformation, this time not into a princess or queen, but from a nerdy girl to a hip, fashion-savvy girl who works for the immaculate ‘devil himself’. But there’s also a lot to figure out, especially with Miranda, as her character isn’t always verbal, as when she takes a second look at the ‘new’ Andrea and acknowledges her triumph in fashion sense. Or in the final scene, when Andrea nods and waves gratefully to a newspaper editor for her good reviews, she (Miranda) knowingly turns around and gets into her car, but then smiles as if seeing Andrea before. many years when I was climbing. the corporate scale itself. Simple plot line, easy to understand and cheerful.
Comments from Filmcraft: Good music to lift your spirits, along with each scene. Note the lyrics of the songs as well; says something about the characters. Beautifully captured views of New York City and Paris with the intricacies and grandeur of fashion life; of the rich and famous. Valentino and Heidi Klum make an appearance. In short, great cars, a lot of money and the latest trends in the fashion industry.
A taste of history: A Stamford law dropout offers to pursue her dream career in journalism somehow or rather manages to land a job as second assistant to priestly Miranda, the vicious and diabolical boss of the fashion magazine. ‘Runway’. Hoping this paves the way for her future advancement, she learns the hard way trying to please Miranda and eventually earns her respect and trust, but at a price. She discovers her trials and tribulations and if she continues to climb the corporate ladder of fame and fashion while her personal relationship fizzles out or retires, she will give up and pursue what her heart desires; what she set out to do in the beginning and get back to the ones she loved.