No, no, no!! This is NOT a good film!

Rating: 1/10 (16 February 2007)

I was intrigued by the trailer, and the fact that some of my cinema junkie friends had said it was worth a look. I am so glad I didn't spend my hard-earned cash on a cinema ticket but saw it on DVD.
It is mind-bendingly dull, the characters (and the acting) are wooden and two-dimensional. It says nothing of note, and - shock! horror! - it's just NOT funny! Great things were said about Streep's portrayal of Miranda Priestley, the bitch-editor from Hell, but her performance was repetitive and frankly, dull. The most that can be said about Streep is that the role is far removed from anything she's played before - and that's all the news that's fit to print about that as far as I'm concerned. She's an actor - that's what they do!! Act! God forbid anyone should get an Oscar for playing the same role over and over again (no, that could never happen).
Anne Hathaway, the unconvincing innocent, struggled to act; I may forgive her because she has a risible script to work with and seemingly no direction. The story was implausible and yes, that word again - dull. Her character, Andy, was in need of a good slap on more than one occasion just to get some life into the bones.
The best thing about this movie was the game I invented to while away the time until it had finished. It's called 'Spot the Product Placement' and I think I won with over 45 incidences and that's not counting the shoes....
Truly, a waste of time and money. Zoolander's the movie that says most about the fashion industry, and guess what? That's funny.