Successful Women Rule!

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2018)

Miranda Pristley as the Editor in Chief for the fictional "Runway" magazine pairs immensely with Andrea Sachs as her 'second assistant' in a quite obvious 'good vs evil' plot. While Andrea has a goal to become the next huge writer in a NY paper and decides to sharpen her teeth in the fashion industry. Miranda is a typical aggressive no-nonsense professional businesswoman in today's industry.
While there is a steady flow of the movie that mirrors the book by Lauren Weisenberger almost perfectly, I seem to flip around as to who the true "evil" role which I think is the overall goal of the original author and director. intended. My points: Andrea's friends know how important her job is to her to get her foot in the writing world but ridicule her with what her requirements and the amount of time she is missing spending with them. Miranda may be a demanding person as a boss, but there is an understanding with her assistants that after a year, they will be promoted - therefore, they need to be the most qualified for future positions and understand the complete ins and outs of the fashion world. Miranda also instills the definite separation of personal and profession parts of her life. I found the whole movie to be a wonderful way for younger women to have an idea what being successful and the pros and cons.