Sugary and predictable.

Rating: 4/10 (12 February 2007)

Light entertainment with Meryl Streep playing an extremely undemanding role in a movie with basically no plot. The little plot that there is, is fantastically predictable. Meryl Streep does not really play the main character - the story is about her assistant. It looks as if Meryl is just saying her lines while trying keep bored expression on her face. And that is all that the script demanded from her anyway. I don't know if that warrants an Oscar Of course Meryl plays the role excellently (can she not?) The supporting cast did not do much in the movie - except be non-supportive - just faces filling the screen. Perhaps it is the very nature of the movie's theme - the fashion industry is notoriously superficial (whether warranted or not). And just maybe, that is all the movie can offer. Not the typical Streep performance you'd expect.