Not much fun, but the end almost redeems it.

Rating: 6/10 (23 October 2006)

I went to this movie on the strength of the trailer and the clips I'd seen. This was something of a mistake. Not because these are unrepresentative of the movie, but because there's really nothing more to the movie than these clips, and others like them. Bitching and beautiful frocks is about all you get. For most of its running time it's a pretty joyless movie. It's not particularly funny. You can get some limited pleasure from seeing Andrea turn from fashion ignoramus to designer-clad stunner. The story, though, is hackneyed and predictable. Andrea's friends aren't fleshed out at all, and the movie lacks any texture or depth. And yet, I do think they did a good job of drawing it together towards the end. Her ambivalence towards Miranda is nicely done, and the flashes of sunlight from Miranda and Emily make you come out with the lovely illusion that you've seen a good movie. But I emerged to a serious rain storm, and being stuck in that, more or less safe under my umbrella, was much more exciting than anything in the film.