Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (7 July 2006)

I was looking forward to this movie because I thought it would be a light hearted, feel good, chick flick. I left the theater sickened and disappointed. I never saw The Princess Diaries, nor did I ever have any desire to, but 'I'm guessing many of the girls who are going to see this movie are fans of Anne Hathaway from those movies and so they were just excited to see her on the big screen again in a non-Brokeback Mountain sort of role.
The jokes and jabs directed at Anne Hathaway's character (Andi) about her "chubby" size 6 body were frequent. Eating disorder conversations were abundant here is an example.(I may not get the words exactly right) "Andi you look so sophisticated" (Emily, Andis bitchy co-worker) "Thanks Emily - you look so thin" "Oh thank you!!! Its the new diet I'm on, I basically eat nothing until I feel like I'm about to pass out and then I eat a cube of cheese" Now, if this little conversation happened and then the story went on to make fun of the girl with the eating disorder for the insane-ness of that then fine, satire, I get it...but no, just on to the next bit.
Near the end of the movie one of Andi's co-workers, the one who sort of became her mentor said "So, size 6..." (this is what he called her) to which she replies "Not anymore, I'm a four" and they toast to her success. Never mind that she looked absolutely fine before. And there were no toasts to her career success....only the weight loss.
These comments bothered me on a couple levels...first, they glamorized the world of thin, eat nothing women. Second, who is the target audience for this movie? Women and/or young girls. Isn't there already enough pressure to be think without seeing someone that is admired go from a size 6 (small) to a size 4 (in some cases too small)!??!?!?! Meryl Streeps performance was fantastic. She was fabulous in the role of Miranda Priestly, aka the Dragon Lady. But I am hugely disappointed in both her and Anne Hathaway for participating in a movie that glamorizes eating disorders and adds pressure to the already pressure filled culture that a woman can never be too thin.
I don't know maybe I missed something????