Meryl's Still Got It!

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2009)

After 30 years, Meryl Streep shows that she is still the Queen of the films. This film based on the novel about a young girl played by up and coming Anne Hathaway as a college graduate, Andrea, who has high aspirations in the journalism field. She accepts an assistant job to the dragon lady known as Miranda Priestley who resembles more Leona Helmsley in personality. She is the editor and power broker in the fashion industry of Runway magazine. Think of it as Cosmo or Vogue. As Miranda, Streep steals the scenes. She can make her vicious, complicated, and then vulnerable. She earned an Oscar nomination (her 15th) so far. Despite the film having more youthful roles for Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway, Streep shows that she's tops and why. I loved the scene where Andy runs to Smith and Wollensky's restaurant and I have eaten there and have their steak sauce. It's an excellent restaurant. I love the New York City scenery as well. I was disappointed with the scripting of the film. I thought they could have done better and more. Still I love Stanley Tucci as Nigel and the film is entertaining but not much more. It reminds me my days as an assistant in a New York publishing house. It's not that exciting because it was for computers.