Fast-moving , with never a dull moment

Rating: 10/10 (1 October 2006)

A fascinating film , even for one with zero interest in fashion : of course Meryl Streep was outstanding , but so was Stanley Tucci in a vital supporting role ; and the scene where Streep suddenly shows her age and inner vulnerability ( the divorce) makes her strength elsewhere all the more effective . The way in which the heroine - Miranda's assistant- moves from utter frumpish incompetence to chic mastery of her impossible job is brilliantly handled , and , as Emily says at the end to the new assistant : " You have some very big shoes to fill". It was fully in keeping with the film that the climactic scenes took place in Paris - after all , the home of haute couture ( the role of which in society is very well , though almost incidentally , explained . The film moves at such a pace that I still have no idea how long it actually was .