The Devil Wears Prada is a fine, entertaining, amusing film, well-written and well-acted. NewMexiKen thought it was formulaic (surprise!) — girl gets job, girl succeeds at job, girl quits job — but so well done, who cares. Meryl Streep was magnicent (surprise!) and the rest of the cast does her no harm (Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci especially). By herself, Ms. Streep justifies the $9.25.
I did think the one real element of mystery/tension in the plot — what’s going to happen? — came and went too quickly. But it’s a comedy more than a drama, so I’m probably mistaken.
Enjoyable film.
I agree. It’s a perfectly entertaining movie, and Meryl Streep is so good in it. But, from my brief experience working in the fashion industry, I can tell you that the characters in the film who are supposed to be the mean fashion types are actually portrayed far nicer than their real life counterparts, who are some of the most evil people I’ve ever worked with (and I used to be a lawyer!).