A Fun Look at the World of High Fashion

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2006)

This is a film about choices. It is about the impact a persons choices have on their own lives and others, and the slippery slope that begins when you put on your first pair of designer shoes. A weighty subject, yes, but it is all dressed up in pretty clothes and glamorous settings - plenty of eye candy in this film! Anne Hathaway was decent in a more mature role as Andrea, although it was a similar theme to the "Princess Diaries" - Ugly Duckling (More a fish out of water here) transformed through the mystical powers of the make-over. I liked that the film devoted just enough time to Andrea's character development that the contrast of the before and after was reflected not just externally, but internally as well. The real treat was Meryl Streep in the title role as the devilish Miranda Priestly, who delights in tormenting her minions. The film was nicely paced - just the right length for the story it told, and wasn't at all heavy handed with the moral.