Review of The Devil Wears Prada (2006) by Spangle — 07 Jul 2016

The Devil Wears Prada is a chick flick through and through. It is not extraordinary. The story is nothing revolutionary. Yet, I really liked it. The Devil Wears Prada may not be transcendental, but is incredibly well acted and very well-written.

Meryl Streep is phenomenal and both Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt are very good alongside her. Stanley Tucci is also great in this film. The writing is very strong with each character not being solely good or bad, instead they are real human beings.

Multi-dimensional and hard to put in a single box, the characters here act, walk, and talk like real humans, which is very hard to find nowadays. Additionally, the film just works. An interesting look at the inner workings of the fashion industry, a story of entering the workforce, and a story of trying to find the work/life balance, The Devil Wears Prada is very informative on all of those fronts.

Even then, it also manages to be romantic and incredibly funny at times. All of these join together to make The Devil Wears Prada quite girly, sure, but also endlessly watchable and enjoyable.