Sympathy for the Devil

Rating: 5/10 (4 July 2006)

"The Devil Wears Prada" is worth seeing for Meryl Streep's brilliant comedic performance of the boss from hell. Other than that, this is a heavily flawed film.
The directing is absolutely terrible. It is like watching a TV show on the big screen. Apparently the producers were trying to find the least expensive director they could find so they got someone with lots of TV experience but little or no movie experience. This film has no style at all! The music is some of the worst I have ever heard in a film.
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Lastly, Meryl Streep plays the boss from hell, but the protagonist, Ann Hathaway, does not rebel against her. Instead, she sympathizes with her at the expense of her friends. When this happens, the viewers have no one left in the film to like.
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Depite it's flaws, "The Devil Wears Prada" is worth seeing for Meryl Streep's performance. Considering what else is in the theaters right now, this is almost the only film for adults to see right now.