Review of The Devil Wears Prada (2006) by Donp. — 01 Jul 2006

There's one scene where Miranda (Meryl) has a personal setback and Andy witnesses her breakdown. With any other actress, you'd feel as though the filmmakers were just trying to throw in some drama.

With Meryl, you really feel her pain, and her anguish at trying to control her handling of it. It's thoroughly believeable and in one short moment thouroughly humanizes her character. This is why she is a great actress, and you must see the performance.

The writers deserve kudos for not keeping the supporting characters as a two-dimensional joke. What starts out as funny/bitchy with Emily Blunt's or Stanley Tucci's character gets a chance to develop so that you can really feel for where they are coming from and how they cope.

That saves the movie from being yet another tired Hollywood farce to actually having some bones.