You'll like it better if you haven't read the book.

Rating: 7/10 (30 June 2006)

I've read (or listened to the unabridged audio CD) of the book twice. I eagerly anticipated the release of this movie having already enjoyed Anne Hathaway and of course Meryl Streep in the past. I went to the movies to watch this with a friend who had also read the book. We enjoyed the performances by Hathaway and Streep, but missed some of the things that occurred in the book. Particuraly Lilly -- in the book she was nothing like the character in the movie. In the book, Lilly was a needy person who was a huge source of drama and angst. I missed the doorman at Runway who would make Andy sing for him to gain entrance into the building. In the book you could feel the strain working for Miranda caused Andy much better, there was much more tension. To have filmed the movie like the book was written would have allowed Hathaway to develop more as an actress and that's a disappointment. But like the book, I was rooting for Andy to dump her boyfriend and take up with Christian. Christian fares better in the book as being a descent person. I was hoping as so much of the book had been forsaken in the movie script that maybe my wish would come true, but alas it didn't. Go to the movie. It's a fun summer flick, but for those of you who read the book, be prepared to be a bit disappointed.