Princess Diaries meets Vogue

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2006)

Who can resist a movie starring Meryl Streep? I couldn't, even though my idea of fashion is wearing silver bracelets with my overalls. And then there is relatively newcomer Anne Hathaway. I just wanted to see how they would chem together. It worked. But--we have seen Ann in too many of these makeover/change of character movies. She did the princess makeover thing in both Princess Diaries and in Enchanted Ella. She has obvious talent and needs to find a movie where she is stretching herself, like Meryl. Meryl cannot be typecast since she has the ability to make the role hers. She becomes whatever the part calls for. She is amazing.
As for the movie... If you are looking for an outsider's peek at the fashion world, and a fairly predicable plot, I would then say go watch The Devil wears Prada. But go for Meryl even if you don't like fashion. And be ready for Meryl's name to come up at Oscar time..