The Joy Of Streep!

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2006)

There is great predictability in this movie but I didn't care. The plot was not really new...nor the moral of the story...but I didn't care. Because it was absolutely delightful. Meryl Streep delivered an Oscar winning performance as the horrible Miranda Priestly...gave her depth and reality and caused me to care very much about this isolated female character in the world that she made so extremely interesting. She made me love her and wish Andy didn't have to leave. I agree with brocksilvey..the world of Miranda and the people around Miranda were far more interesting than what she left behind. Anne Hathaway did better than a very good job, though I believe she had an awful lot to work with. Just standing there in front of Streep during the magnificent speech about Andy's cerulean blue sweater can give an actress a lot of credibility...just because she's there in the same air space. From the first moment of Streep on screen to the last second "GO" in the car...and all that beautiful acting in between she delivered a flawless performance.
I thought Emily Blunt was also superb. I looked forward to seeing her and missed her when she was gone. I am sure she actually cracked herself up when she said her "not unless you have a bad skirt convention to go to" and laughed. Loved that. She was great...can't wait to see her in something else. And Nigel (Stanley Tucci) was without doubt the strongest and overwhelmingly best male character...an actor who is never a disappointment..and who you never get to see enough of.
Because of the story matter I'm afraid a lot of people are going to assume this is a chick flick. It's not. It's fine acting...and a greatly entertaining film from start to finish.