The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: That Priestly class!

The Devil Wears Prada 2Cast Meryl Streep Anne Hathaway Emily BluntDirector David FrankelGenre Comedy dramaRuntime 120 minutesRating 355Letrsquos be clear Miranda Priestly lead character of The Devil Wears Prada DWP is a ghastly human being mdash making me wonder in 2006 how one could like a film while squarely hating its protagonistThis is because the innately gifted Meryl Streep played the part with such natural gravitas that you could somewhat confuse her sickening arrogance for acceptable idiosyncrasies of a possible geniusAlso she represented a breed of such delusional office bosses from another generation drunk on their own champagne who believed their supposed subordinates werenrsquot colleagues but a bunch of paid slaves rightly freaking out at the sheer sight of the dudedivaldquoGird your loinsrdquo as Nigel incredibly calm likeable Stanley Tucci announced the editor Priestlyrsquos entry into the movie and the magazine floor where the opposite of the US Miranda Law about your usual rights around imprisonment operatesWhile obviously overstated some of this oppressive paraphernalia rang true to editorial bays in general at the timeI was as old as GenZs when I first watched DWP also working in a newsroom Both the PTSD and resonance seemed complete Itrsquos been 20 years sinceWhatrsquos changed besides the appearance of drone cameras that makes the aspirational New York City look even more glorious up closeTo start with Priestlyrsquos two WomanFridays have moved on in life Their paths do meet but at a different crossroadAs in Andy Anne Hathaway has circled back to Runway fashion magazine having secured an accomplished career in public affairs journalism What she planned to achieve being Priestlyrsquos measly secretary was unfathomable to me in the first part anywayLikewise Emily Emily Blunt has found herself a plush job at the fashion house Dior Which is something this character mustrsquove aspired for all alongBetween the two herersquos the other thing that happened over these two decades mdash steady rise of Blunt as a proper movie star herself Sicario Oppenheimer She was merely up and coming during DWPWhich explains how this film makes sufficient elbowroom for Bluntrsquos part mdash no more the suitable sidey in a twoway duel Meryl Streep of course has been unreservedly the Hollywood superstar for as long as we can rememberAnd the reason DWP became a popculture moment mdash for what couldrsquove remained surrogate advertising for high fashion in the guise of a clever chick flickStreeprsquos character is apparently modelled on Anna Wintour former editor of Vogue 19882025 high priestess of haute couture possibly the most recognised print journalist of her timesWhat about her in this sequel Could you kinda observe with glee how the mighty Miranda Priestly has fallen Just a teenyweeny bitThe media landscape has altogether altered Influencers have entered the game Print is no more the final word Money has dried up Credibility isnrsquot the sole currency But DWP 2 isnrsquot a sob story Itrsquos a great film about changeThat said Priestly still looks down from the ivory tower albeit adjusting to its current height Andy remains the eternal seeker of validation while Nigel asks her ldquoDid your parents put up all your fingered paintings on the wallrdquo And Emily knows how to bury her head to the ground in order to get what she wantsIsnrsquot that true about personalities mdash they inevitably adapt canrsquot totally disappear This script is such fine example of consistent writing Aline Brosh McKenna mdash surely why director David Frankel waited 20 years to deliver a spoton sequelLetrsquos be clearer still Irsquom not the core audience for this film specifically targeted at women more so with love for fashion I thought at some point Irsquod go off to sleep or get on my phone while the ladies in the hall continued admiring the clothes and rightly soTo be fair I did spot that cerulean blue sweater from the prequel that Anne Hathaway pays homage to towards the end But equally for a few seconds it felt as if there was a bit of the superb series Succession going on here mdash concluding rather simplistically yesBut nope hadnrsquot signed up for that Didnrsquot expect the sequel of an iconic fashion movie to be about saving journalism either Isnrsquot our reaction to everything a function of expectations after all Such a pleasant surprise2006When lsquoThe Devil Wears Pradarsquo released

The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: That Priestly class!

The Devil Wears Prada 2
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt
Director: David Frankel
Genre: Comedy, drama
Runtime: 120 minutes
Rating: 3.5/5

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: That Priestly class!

The Devil Wears Prada 2Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily BluntDirector: David FrankelGenre: Comedy, dramaRuntime: 120 minutesRating: 3.5/5

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The Devil Wears Prada 2
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt
Director: David Frankel
Genre: Comedy, drama
Runtime: 120 minutes
Rating: 3.5/5