Friday, September 29, 2006
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Featuring: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep
Brief Synopsis: A naive young journalist comes to work for one of the toughest bosses at the biggest fashion magazine in the USA.
Comments: This much anticipated film is a fairly enjoyable one. There's virtually no thinking to be done so sit back and enjoy the ride. It really is like the female version of the Fast & The Furious - just replace the high powered cars with high powered clothes, a good looking, good driving leading guy with a good looking, very well dressed girl and a rather tame plot with umm a rather tame plot. The boyfriend relationship is fairly predictable as is the jealous first assistant and the other writer who admires her and 'her finding of a confidant at the office.' There was a scene which made me question whether I work hard enough at my current job but after much deliberation, I decided that the company I work for isn't worth dedicating my life to. However there is one main difference...
Whilst Anne Hathaway does an ok job as portraying the intelligent yet confused Andy Sachs, the lady who does steal ALL the limelight is Meryl Streep. She is fantastic as the 'I want it NOW' Miranda Priestly and you basically find yourself waiting for her next scene just to find out what terrible request she's going to make next (unpublished Harry Potter book - ouch!). The tone of her voice sounds threatening and authoritarian despite it hardly ever being raised, is a teacher's dream!
I feel there's a few questions to be answered (my main one is - does she ever tell the boyfriend about her little tete a tete in Paris?) but after the ending and after wiping away all the drool of watching so many fashion makeovers, you'll find yourself wondering, "where can I get the book?" quickly followed by "is it as fun as this movie?" My wife loved it.
Things to learn from this film: The beautiful young woman wearing expensive branded clothes might actually have a brain after all.
Rating: 7/10
Featuring: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep
Brief Synopsis: A naive young journalist comes to work for one of the toughest bosses at the biggest fashion magazine in the USA.
Comments: This much anticipated film is a fairly enjoyable one. There's virtually no thinking to be done so sit back and enjoy the ride. It really is like the female version of the Fast & The Furious - just replace the high powered cars with high powered clothes, a good looking, good driving leading guy with a good looking, very well dressed girl and a rather tame plot with umm a rather tame plot. The boyfriend relationship is fairly predictable as is the jealous first assistant and the other writer who admires her and 'her finding of a confidant at the office.' There was a scene which made me question whether I work hard enough at my current job but after much deliberation, I decided that the company I work for isn't worth dedicating my life to. However there is one main difference...
Whilst Anne Hathaway does an ok job as portraying the intelligent yet confused Andy Sachs, the lady who does steal ALL the limelight is Meryl Streep. She is fantastic as the 'I want it NOW' Miranda Priestly and you basically find yourself waiting for her next scene just to find out what terrible request she's going to make next (unpublished Harry Potter book - ouch!). The tone of her voice sounds threatening and authoritarian despite it hardly ever being raised, is a teacher's dream!
I feel there's a few questions to be answered (my main one is - does she ever tell the boyfriend about her little tete a tete in Paris?) but after the ending and after wiping away all the drool of watching so many fashion makeovers, you'll find yourself wondering, "where can I get the book?" quickly followed by "is it as fun as this movie?" My wife loved it.
Things to learn from this film: The beautiful young woman wearing expensive branded clothes might actually have a brain after all.
Rating: 7/10
