The Devil Wears Prada (DVD, 2009, Widescreen; Spa Cash)

Talk about defying expectations — I sat down earlier this year to watch The Devil Wears Prada fully anticipating that I'd be bored out of my mind by this chick-lit adaptation. Was I ever wrong: Meryl Streep delivered a performance that had people talking Oscar in June, director David Frankel (who cut his teeth on several HBO series, including "Entourage" and - you guessed it - "Sex and the City") somehow managed to make this fluffy dramedy about couture seem effortless and actually engage this reviewer, who could care about who's wearing what and even elicit a scene-stealing performance from the terrific Emily Blunt, who more or less thieved The Devil Wears Prada right out from under Anne Hathaway's nose.

If nothing else, The Devil Wears Prada was a light-as-air antidote to the humdrum sequel-infested summer, a breezy, date night cinch that actually holds up upon repeated viewings, proving that screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna did a very solid job extracting the humanity from Lauren Weisberger's acclaimed roman-a-clef about her tour of duty with Vogue magazine's editatrix Anna Wintour (upon whom Streep may or may not have based her character, wink wink, nudge nudge). And again, upon revisiting the film for this review, it's clear that Streep, at the very least, should be considered a dark horse Oscar candidate for a deeply human portrayal that, in lesser hands, would've been the unpleasant caricature of a stone-cold bitch.

Hathaway stars as perky, idealistic J-school grad Andrea (Andy for short) Sachs, who's landed in New York City with ambitions towards a career in the world of magazine journalism — a slight detour is in order, however, as Andy finds herself serving as an assistant to Miranda Priestly (Streep), one of the most feared and respected editors in the business. As her haughty co-worker Emily (Blunt) informs her, if she can last a year with Miranda, Andy can land a job at any magazine she chooses. Disgusted with the uptight, glitz-obsessed world of fashion but determined to stick it out, Andy desperately tries to hold on — not only to her job, but also her sense of self, as she slips ever deeper into the seductive, glamorous world of haute couture. Her boyfriend Nate ("Entourage" star Adrian Grenier) feels her job is changing her while Nigel (a fantastic Stanley Tucci), Miranda's right-hand man, encourages the young woman to embrace her sense of adventure. Building to a poignant climax at the height of the Paris showcases, The Devil Wears Prada has some bittersweet reality to mix in with its flighty fantasies, underscoring that success very nearly always comes at a heavy price.

I can't really underscore enough just how much fun and how touching The Devil Wears Prada really is — aside from Streep's commanding, humanistic performance as the iron maiden of magazines, much of the cast makes this film soar; arguably, the one weak link would be Hathaway herself. While she makes for a convincing clothes horse, Hathaway can't really handle the shifts in tone from bubbly to sober — surprising, considering that her work in Brokeback Mountain was some of her strongest to date and called upon her to tap into a much more difficult range of emotions. Nevertheless, The Devil Wears Prada is an effervescent delight, a film that will surprise you and deliver one of the year's most rewarding entertainments. Remember, you can't always judge a magazine by its cover.

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The Devil Wears Prada
PG-13 for some sensuality
Release Date* June 30th, 2006

The Devil Wears Prada was based upon the novel written by Lauren Weisberger and did quite well of adapting it. Meryl Streeep and Anne Hathaway are charming as one plays a devilish boss while another one plays a busy assistant. They were both perfect for the part, Meryl having the quiet, but so strong voice that it is demandful. This movie would probobly have to be One of the greatest comedys this year, for it is hilarious and wonderfully touching.

Andrea Sachs (otherwise known as Andy), played by Anne Hathaway, has recently graduated from Northwesten University, who loves to write journalism. Emily, played by Emily Blunt, is becoming Miranda's new second assistant to her first, so she is meerily replacing herself, leaving a job open for one more assistant.

Not even knowing who Miranda Priestly was, played by Meryl Streep, the big head at Runway magazine, whom everyone loves, she manages to get the job as Miranda's new assistant... even though she dosen't have good taste in fashion.

Not thinking she fits in, of the help of Nigel, played by Stanley Tucci, Andy becomes wrapped up in the fashion world, getting a makeover and becomes to get wrapped up in style.

Keeping up with Miranda's numerous and difficult demands, her driving Andy insane, she begins to get social life problems with her friends and family.

A sweet and funny film about fashion and the world's evilest bosses, this film is laugh-out loud and Meryl Streep is irrestible (as always!). This film is highly recommended for the "Fashion Lover". This film has a lot of fashion in it (of course, it's the Devil Wears Prada). Being simular to the novel, the movie adapts it well and has its charm and hilarious moments. This movie has to be one of Anne Hathaway's greatest films. This movie is touching while it tries to be funny, and it succeds at both attempts. This movie is not just for girls, but for men also. For Myerl Streep said in an interveiw with someone, "This can be a men flick because of the shots of women's bodies and women's lingerie, but can also be a chick flick because all of the "fashion". So if you're a boy and you want to see this, but you think it is a chick flick, it is, and it's not, for it has men and women sides to it, "shots of women's bodies and women's lingerie" and "the fashion".

Hope you enjoy!

Jordan
Overall grade* A-
I also highly recommend the oringinal soundtrack which features Madonna, U2, Azure Ray, Alanis Morissette, Bitter:Sweet, the classic theme of the Devil Wears Prada by Theodore Shapiro, and So Much More!
Release Date for soundtrack* July 11th, 2006. But if you were looking for the main titles song, it is not featured on the soundtrack, but it is called "Suddenly I see" performed by KT Tunstall. A lot of people have been wondering what that song was who I have talked to.

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 in

Possibly one of the best chick flick of the millenium. Includes a story that many women in big money making cities have to live with. Award winning movie that was awarded 2 oscars, and won another 8 awards is by far un-noticed for it's fantastic and brilliant story and screenplay. David Frankel (Director) brings to life a story about a woman who works in an editing firm for magazines, and must work hard to succeed.

This movie includes romance, with it's ups and downs when you get a new job in the big city that needs a lot of work. How people can be harsh on you at work, and you may seem like a little person compared to others. This is a struggle on how to make it big in the real world of fashion and magazine world. A naive young woman comes to New York and gets a job as an assistant to one of the cities biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly. Also starring is Anne Hathaway, and the new editor in the magazine firm.

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Even though I'd seen this movie a couple times, my older teen daughter and I thought it a MUST HAVE in our DVD collection. Largely due to the fact that it's a smart and funny examination of SELF in a romantic comedy wrapped in high fashion. Makes a nice package to deliver what can be cliche coming of age, ugly duckling to beauty, realizing what matters in life messages. In this version, the cast, story line, and delivery updates these messages to new audiences, especially of this generation. Meryl Streep gives a cutting performance, right on target - her non-spoken and spoken acting abilities are always a treat to watch! Anne Hathaway, although in another ugly duckling to beauty role, she handles it beautifully and matches up well with Ms Streep. Excellent and worth watching more than one time! :-)