Could have been much more subtle

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2007)

Meryl Streep was great (as usual), as were most of the cast. Only problem was the dreary heroine, with her smug little smiles (obviously has trained on TV - where all emotions have to be underlined, for viewers who are multitasking!). After seeing many British comedies of the golden Fifties, this all seems curiously maudlin - even Miranda Priestley has to have a little secret smile at the very end. This is to show that she too is a good person (in case we didn't understand it from the reference she had given to Andy's prospective employer). However, it passed a couple of hours pleasantly - I assume it did convey the essence of working on a high-powered fashion magazine. Gave it a 7 for a good try, but as usual they chickened out.