Excellent movie... bit slow to start.

Rating: 8/10 (18 July 2006)

Starts a bit slow.
EXCELLENT show.
Streep is, as always, excellent. Anne Hathaway does a great job, though her performance is not as even. Stanley Tucci, always excellent, and they give him a great part. Emily Blunt does a great job as "Emily", though her character is shallow...she plays it "as it lies", I think. Simon Baker ("Simon Says" TV fans will be glad to see him) has an important though not huge role, and does well.
The plot outline of "A naive young woman comes to New York ..." just doesn't do it for me. I don't see her as naive. Hopeful, yes.
I wonder if the lessons the film is teaching (not spoiling, sorry) are the right ones. Who cares, though, it was an entertaining flick, worth the $12 price, and we got our favorite seats. ;0)
I gave it an 8, and considered a 9, but I faulted it a bit for the startup, shallowness of some of the characters (I suspect social commentary), and the naiveté of the ending...which almost got it a 7.
Enjoy. :)