Streep Wears Prada!

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2015)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006): Dir: David Frankel / Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, Adrian Grenier: Sensational look into the world of fashion but particularly the difficulty in personalities, culture and backgrounds. Anne Hathaway plays a small town girl hired to work for an extremely difficult fashion editor. Director David Frankel does a fantastic job at detailing the fashion industry. Art direction is absolutely exquisite as the fashion industry is envisioned. Meryl Streep is flawless as the brilliant yet difficult fashion editor who conceals her breaking point beneath her job status. Hathaway struggles to adapt to the stress. While her relationship with her boyfriend is threatened due to her being constantly gone, there is a moment where she witnesses her boss in a vulnerable state and begins to gain understanding of her stern and demanding nature. Great supporting work by Emily Blunt as a snide secretary whose ambition is to impress Streep while subduing Hathaway with demands. Eventually even she must marvel at Hathaway's ability to endure. Stanley Tucci steals scenes as he shows Hathaway how to adapt to the business and demands. Adrian Grenier plays Hathaway's chef boyfriend who is growing weary of her schedule and questions their future. The dream job may be the ultimate nightmare or reward but the film itself is a treasure. Score: 10 / 10