The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Meryl Steep
Anne Hathaway
Stanley Tucci
Emily Blunt

Directed by David Frankel

Plot: In the dizzying world of New York fashion, where size zero is the new 2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair day can end a career, Runway Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by Miranda Priestly--the most powerful woman in fashion--Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore the world, Miranda has let nothing stand in her way--including a long line of assistants that didn't make the cut. It's a job no self-respecting person can survive; yet it's an opportunity a million young women in New York would kill for. A stint as Miranda's assistant could blast-open the doors for recent college graduate Andy Sachs. But when Andy comes in for the job, it dawns on her that making it in this industry will take more than drive and determination. And her ultimate test stands before her in head-to-toe Prada. Miranda can spin the fashion world like a basketball but has a devil of a time finding and keeping a good assistant. Andy is completely wrong for the job. But she has something the rest of them don't: she refuses to fail. To become the perfect assistant, Andy will need to make herself over in Miranda's image. But the more of life she sees through Miranda's eyes, the more she begins to grasp that Miranda's world is a fabulous but lonely one--and that sometimes great success depends on great sacrifice.

Review: This was another movie I really had no interest in seeing. I only saw a few trailers, but it just looked like another chick movie that I wouldn’t be interested in. I heard Howard Stern talk about how good it was and it made me curious. I decided to rent it for my wife and give it a chance.

This movie was surprisingly good. It reminds me a lot of the movie Swimming with Sharks, which I love. The story isn’t real original and pretty predictable, but it is still good. The acting is good, but Meryl Streep is brilliant. She pulls off this character perfectly. Anne Hathaway is ok, but doesn’t really do anything that someone else couldn’t have done, but she was still good. The supporting cast was good and added to the story as needed. I personally thought this ended up being a really good movie that I think everyone would enjoy.
 

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