There's nothing that worthwhile (or funny) in this vapid film geared to people who watch project runway. It's barely even passes for a movie about fashion with a plot runs predictably to a predictable end.

A really great, spot-on film about fashion publishing--the world where I reside. Streep was perfectly understated as the thinly disguised Anna Wintour. Stanley Tucci was wonderful, as was Emily Blunt. I also loved Anne Hathaway; I don't understand her negative reviews. As someone who as been in her character's shoes, she was real and honest, not a stereotype. "The Devil..." is a perfectly accurate portrait of life at Conde Nast Publications. If it seems absurd--try working there!… Expand

I was really surprised at how entertaining this movie was. Meryl Streep was wonderful and hilarious and Anne Hathaway is a delight. Ever since her amazing turn in Brokeback Mountain, she's proven her talent.

I quite enjoyed this film, one of my Top 15 ever. I really liked watching Emily Blunt, and Anne Hathaway was pretty good too. Grenier did really well, but if you watched Entourage once you already knew he'd be amazing. Streep, oh Streep, you take my breath away. Perfect role for her.

Predictable and unenlightening - but, oh, so much fun!

Props to Adrien Grenier for his brilliant acting in the Devil Wears Prada. Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway also star.

There's no doubt Streep is perhaps the best actress of the past oh say 3 decades.... But as "the devil wears Prada" proves Dark Comedy is Streeps strongest Suit. Simply brilliant here. Hands down the best female performance all year. Easily carried this flick to the top of the summer films with just one performance.

The best comedy I've seen in a long time. Meryl Streep was wicked as Miranda.

Going into this film, I was really apprehensive, especially since the trailer was compromised of an extended scene of the movie. I had also heard some negative buzz, but I enjoyed this immensely. It was super funny and didn't get bogged down in drama at the end. I love Stanley Tucci and didn't even recognize him as Nigel. Anne Hathaway who I've never enjoyed that much before, excelled here. Meryl Streep was perfect, as always. If you have an interest, definitely catch this in the theater.… Expand

I went into this movie hoping it was the next great leading role film for Meryl Streep that would bring her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress at next years Oscars, but alas, it turns out her record 14th nod will come in the supporting category as "The Devil Wears Prada" is actually Anne Hathaways faintly disguised "Pricess Diaries 3" and if it were not for Meryl Streep as the Queen B of Fashion, Miranda Preistley, this would be like a dozen other of the Lindsay Lohan-Hilary Duff teeney bop Saturday matinee movies. But then there's Meryl in yet another tour-de-force role completely unlike any thing from her long career of brilliant performances making you wish from the first time she's off screen that the whole film should be about Miranda and not Andy. I rated this movie a 7, with 6 of them being for Ms. Streep. You do the math. "That's all"… Expand

This movie was way better than I expected. I wasn't too sure about seeing it and ended up loving it. Anne Hathaway was great, a big surprise for me cuz I am not a fan. Streep and supporting cast was awesome. Wardrobe and fashion were amazing. This movie was truly entertaining and very witty/funny.

The movie was amusing, but oddly predictable. I loved Meryl Streep's performance, but Anne Hathaway disappointed me a little bit. The only complaint I have to make is that it seems to follow the same pattern of fashion films. DOwdy girl meets fashion world. Dowdy girl has a make-over. Dowdy girl is glamorous. Glamorous girl begins falling apart. Glamorous gil has a break-through. Glamorous girl gets her life back. It was too...generic.… Expand

The movie is a formulaesque story about a fashion magazine and those who write, edit and supply its pages. Women will no doubt love the fashions, the styles and the clothes but all will probably find it simply OK but not really great. It’s a chick flick without the warmth and charm that most good ones have. Ms. Streep, an actress who can play any part exceptionally well, seems unused to her full potential in this film with mostly one line dialogue sporadically interspersed throughout the picture. True, this helps mold her character, but it leaves you wanting to see and hear more from what is admittedly one of the best actors in the picture. The other best actor in the picture is Stanley Tucci who just doesn’t know how to give a bad performance. His supporting role captures much of what the film tries to say but, like Ms. Streep’s character, isn’t utilized enough. Anne Hathaway, a truly beautiful and talented lady, plays the lead in a role that highlights more her inner values-battle and weakly at that. Never having read the book, it’s hard to match it to the original but one gets the impression that in trying to follow the book, the film loses its own identity. Much like remodeling a house, it’s sometimes easier to start from scratch than be hampered by the foundations and walls of an existing property. This is a movie that women will probably love, not for the dress itself, (to make an analogy), but more for the accessories. This is a “nice”movie but one that will not hamper or detract from your cultural or movie education if you miss it. It gets a 6 rating but a good man will not feel too put upon if he indulges his lady by going with her to see it.… Expand

Meryl Streep made the movie! Otherwise, it was typical Hollywood summerfare.

There's one scene where Miranda (Meryl) has a personal setback and Andy witnesses her breakdown. With any other actress, you'd feel as though the filmmakers were just trying to throw in some drama. With Meryl, you really feel her pain, and her anguish at trying to control her handling of it. It's thoroughly believeable and in one short moment thouroughly humanizes her character. This is why she is a great actress, and you must see the performance. The writers deserve kudos for not keeping the supporting characters as a two-dimensional joke. What starts out as funny/bitchy with Emily Blunt's or Stanley Tucci's character gets a chance to develop so that you can really feel for where they are coming from and how they cope. That saves the movie from being yet another tired Hollywood farce to actually having some bones.… Expand

I really enjoyed this movie and couldn't give a damn about fashion. Funny and smart and Meryl is great.

Wow... what a long dull waste of time. Yes, if you're fan of fashion and/or Paris... you will most likely enjoy this film. If your girlfriend or boyfriend MAKES you go to this film, make sure you are repaid well.

Our finest actress give another outstanding performance in this sharp and clever, if somewhat over-the-top, comedy. Anne Hathaway deserves far more credit than many of the critics gave her, and Emily Blount and the always dependable Stanley Tucci are excellent in roles that probably would have been stereotypes in the hands of less accomplished performers.

Just a really fun and respectable flick - with wonderful acting and a sweet story. (Reviewers don't seem to be spending much time on relatively unknown Emily Blunt, but I thought she was as great as the stars!)

If you like fashion this is a must. Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep are a dream team. Go see it!

Not a lot of substance to this movie, but what was there was terrifically entertaining. Meryl Streep is at her whispery best with every scathing line she delivers. I don't think you have to love fashion to appreciate the humour here. If you've had a boss that makes you feel like an idiot you can relate to everything that's going on!

Too predictable. I couldn't wait for it to end when it was only about a quarter of the way through the movie.

Beautifully shot, and a great performance by Streep, but this movie is predictible tripe. And I'm shocked that not a single critic even noticed that Hathaway is playing essentially the same part as her roles in the two "Princess Diary" movies.

This is a funny, intelligent movie that is not about fashion, but about what it takes to reach the top in many American industries: brains, ruthlessness, ego, and hard, hard work. One of the best Hollywood movies in ages. Stay away if you love mindless junk.

not a dull second, wonderful cast and acting.

The obsession on weight in this film is disgusting. While some jokes are funny. Some moments in this movie caused me physical pain, and left me wondering how much I'd offend my friends if I walked out and left them there.

This near-perfect summer sleeper (at least it was a sleeper to me) provides a tour de triumphe performance by the one and only Meryl Streep, and good fun, and a few heartbreaks, in between. Sad evening.

If you love the 'fashion world' -- this is the movie to see. Meryl Streep was the perfect 'Devil Wear Prada - Diva'

Simply the best of 2006!

A witty movie and great performances!

A poorly written book becomes an appealing film. I work in magazines and found it at once perceptive, irritating and funny. (Believe it or not, all that backstabbing does go on. And the high heels are true. So is the way the girls are judged by the way they dress. Boys are generally exempt.) Anne Hathaway's character is a complete drip and so is her boyfriend. The film is Streep';s and Blunt's. In Emily Blunt, I think we have a screensensation. Watch "My Summer of Love" if you don't believe me.… Expand

Silly, is the only word I would use to describe a film that had no point and no plot.

Entertaining but a bit predictable. A mirror to those who lose their way in trying to succeed. Streep does a perfect job with her role.

Amusing but essentially lightweight and insubstantial. Nothing wrong with that really - and there are some good performances. But there’s a resonant nastiness about the film that lingers - and it makes the assumption that yes, fashion does matter, if only because we should make efforts that it not matter.

Its not simply a film about fashion. Its a great film about power, goals in life and about the conflicts that emerge when you have to hurt other interests in order to create a part of the world according to your ideas (Miranda).

I had very low expectations for this film, but went to see it because it was my date's choice, and I was pleasantly surprised! Streep was awesome (as usual!), and I was captivated by the film from beginning to end. It's comedy and satire with enough drama to make a thoughtful viewer ask himself/herself a question or two about personal values vs. career development.

Meryl Streep was incredible as always, Anne Hathaway won my newfound attention, and the comedy was great. This is one of those feel good, high fashion, laugh out loud movies you need to go see now!

This movie failed to transcend to people uninterested in fashion, and failed to satisfy the eye-candy requirements of someone interested in fashion. The movie was a bad fashion movie, rather than a good movie that happens to take place in the fashion industry. The movie relied on brandnames to interest me for the whole length of the movie. Needless to say, it didn't work.

Don't go to this film in the belief that you are going to see a great story brought to life. You already know the story. This is about Meryl Streep and some of her colleagues. The acting is really fine, the movie is well put together. The story, such as it is, moves right along. This is good entertainment.

The acting is saved the whole movie. The plot was over all not very dramatic and predictable. I knew what the protagonist was going to do within the first twenty minutes of the movie. Kudos for Streep and Hathaway. Great acting but next time find a better script.

While reading Lauren Weisberger's semi-autobiographical account of an ambitious, impressionable young would-be journalist laboring for The Boss From Hell, I mentally pictured demon employer Miranda Priestly as not being pictured at all in the inevitable movie version. Like Niles Crane's ultra-high-maintenance first wife Maris on TV's Frasier, Miranda's evil seemed so completely unbridled that any actress, no matter, how good, would seem to merely trivialize it. Then comes Meryl Streep's delicious, stunningly effective minimalist interprestation of a powerhouse who changes lives, fortunes and fashion lines with the merest head nod or eyebrow flicker to show me how gratifying it can be to be wrong every now and then! Streep has compared her approach to much of Clint Eastwood's deceptively soft-spoken but deadly screen persona, but I'd liken it more to Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter; both the Runway magazine editor and the mass murderer are at their most seemingly placid right before chowing down on your liver! The Silence of the Lambs analogy holds up in more ways than one: both films deal with young professional women in danger of being completely absorbed by the monsters they must deal with in order to move up in their chosen fields, but Anne Hathaway's Andy Sachs is in far greater danger of beeing completely tainted by the encounter than Jodie Foster's neophyte FBI agent Clarice Starling ever was. Unfortunately, Devil (the movie) flinches a bit and compromises Devil (the book) by humanizing Miranda in one scene and having her perform a genuinely decent act in another, but this is still good, glossy fun, also largely due to excellent support by Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt, the latter pulling off the small miracle of really getting you to care about her character even though she treats Andy with nothing but condescension. Wisely, the movie deemphasizes Andy's virtuous but dull friends from the outside word, knowing that the Runway workplace is really where the action is, but its message is clear: there's definitely something wrong with an employer and work environment that convinces any woman with Anne Hathaway's body that she's "fat"! And while it's impossible to imagine the lovely Princess Diaries ingenue as unattractive no matter WHAT she's wearing, it's obvious that Andy is infinitely cuter, more natural looking and a far nicer person in the blue cotton sweater she wears in her opening scenes than the chic designer attire she's later pressured into stockpiling. The Devil Wears Prada asks a lot of pertinent questions about QVC America's willingness to allow itself to be manipulated into burning out its Visa cards year after year by such nasty, manipulative "style-makers" as Miranda and her ilk, but one could, to be completely fair, equally question the ethics of Andy's working-girl togs, which most likely were made in Indonesian swaetshops where the children employed there make barely enough per hour to get a Butterfinger bar out of an American vending machine. But then, that's material best left to Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price documentarian Robert Greenwald, not Prada director David Frankel, to deal with!… Expand

I'm giving this movie a 10, because I haven't seen such an intellegent coming of age movie with a girl in so long. And this is that and a whole lot more. Adrian (from Entrourage) is soo hot, Meryl Streep is astonishing in her role as the fashion goddess of the world, and Anne Hathaway gives an incredible performance in this story about career, love, and the snobby, cutthroat upper class of New York. But for anyone who wants to see a good movie with a lot of style, this is it!… Expand

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Meryl Streep is wonderful to watch. Even my husband said he enjoyed it.

This one really suprised me. It had sharp, witty dialogue, dry humor, and style for days. Meryl Streep put on an extraordinary performance and the whole cast was drop dead perfect. A must see.

Anne Hathaway may be on screen for virtually every second of this film, but it is Meryl Streep's performance that transforms this from an ordinary uninspired film to a really watchable movie.

Delicious summer fare. Streep is spot-on, holding back the fireworks underneath a velvet cloak. Hollywood goes to Midtown.

Great movie. Meryl Streep is great.

Fluffy, mindless fun, with great costumes. Streep and Tucci steal the show. But wow, what a TERRIBLE message. Streep doesn't do even anything that bad - I've had worse bosses personally, and the main characters friends are moralistic prudes. ignore that, and you'll enjoy it...

This movie made me burst with laughter! I left the movie theater without tearing the door of of it's hinges like I could've done if I had chose to watch Garfield! Me, caring much about fashion, thoroughly enjoyed watching this film, and it probably will remain in my top ten for a long while. Even if you don't care about fashion, you will enjoy this movie...if you do care about fashion, it's especially good!… Expand

This is a flawed, but sometime hilarious and twisted comedy about the world of fashion. But Meryl Streep is simply amazing in this movie. I enjoyed it a whole lot.

An unbelievable performance by Meryl Streep and an unbelievably entertaining film! Everyone else is right on the money run to see it!

"The Devil Wears Prada" had the potential to be a superior, instead of a good mainstream film if only its gatekeepers possessed the balls to make Andie (Anne Hathaway) a truly unlikable character before returning her to the audience's good graces. A best friend and beau tell her that she's changed, but Andie never truly picks up that condescending tone her colleagues must indeed practice on people outside their industry. She's too nice. At some point, she should've turned into a “fashionista mini-me” (as in mini-her, Miranda). But despite this misstep, "The Devil Wears Prada" is terrific fun, but only if you think Miranda (Meryl Streep) has any redeeming qualities. There's a scene that tells us she does. But is it enough to offset her deplorable behavior towards man- and womankind? Regardless, Streep is great.… Expand

Very enjoyable, a movie you just have to see!

Just a fun, well acted movie. Meryl is amazing as usual.

Typical Hollywood half step. We're supposed to believe Anne Hathaway is a fat ugly frog who is transported into a fashionista. It's rare that a TV knock off tells the story better than the movie but "Ugly Betty" does a far better job. The only thing that makes this movie worth renting is Meryl Streep who resists the temptation of mimicing Cruella Deville.

It’s hard to say this is a comeback year for Meryl Streep, because she has never really gone away. But it is a year when she played two women who are polar opposites, and played each flawlessly. I loved her role in this film, which simultaneously idolized and satirized the fashion world. This is a great performance in a movie that was well-directed by David Frankel, who also directed episodes of “Sex and the City” and “Entourage” (Entourage star Adrian Grenier also has a role in this film).… Expand

It was predictable, with no real obstacles for the caracters. A bit boring, but still enjoyable.

Terrific story and acting!

The cast was exceptional. Acted out very well. I liked it.

A movie as predictable but enjoyable as any of Meryl Streep's performances. Meryl Streep is, well, Meryl Streep--I always seem to watch her thinking, "There is Meryl Streep playing this character." And so, the story is, well, the story. [***SPOILERS***] Protaganist spreads wings; relationships get neglected; protaganist has to choose between new and old; protaganist chooses new, gets burnt, learns lesson, returns to old, and the world is saved. Good supporting performances, particularly Emily Blunt as a co-worker whose stress-induced defensiveness and distrust is well played. While I thought Anne Hathaway did a fine job, the transformation that takes place was harder to see or accept. Perhaps it would have been a more powerful movie had they cast an unknown whose transformation from dowdy to dynamic would have been more of a wow (think the transferormaion of Toni Collette as Muriel from her first scenes to her wedding day in Muriel's Wedding). All said, definitely a movie worth seeing.… Expand

Very entertaining, great acting, and it was an improvement from the book. Streep was great! Those who say they seem to watch her thinking, rehash Katherine Hepburn too much.

Sure, there are some laughs and good lines. And my wife liked all the pretty clothes. Meryl Streep shows once again that she is a vessel waiting to be filled up by a character - and then nailing that character to a T. But the story is absolutely formulaic, and it's tough for me to get over that. Plus, my wife read the book (and told me all about it), so I know that they deviated from the book a whoooole lot. Especially the second half of the movie. Made it all cutesy Hollywood.… Expand

Meryl Street is an absolute genius. She could read a dictionary and still win me over. There is something so irresistable about her performance that has you craving for more when she's not on screen. All the performances are equally good as well. It's a great film that makes the almost two hours go by just like that. The Devil won me over, what can I say.

There's nothing too spectacular about this movie; typical feel-good summer comedy, although it is very well acted thanks to Meryl Streep in particular.

This moive wasnt as bad as i though it would be it was ok but the thing about haveing to be a size 2 and if u werent u where consider fat i that that was really really stupid over all it was a good movie.

Stupid chick flick about stupid fashion.

A "must see" for at least 3 stunning performances, if not that of the lead. Actually better than the book.

Yes, this *is* your typical Hollywood film. It's got a typical structure and typical conflicts and typical turning points and a typical ending. It also happens to very well made and acted--and that's *not* typical.

Sara M and Mark C are nicely telling you the truth about this film. NICELY, I say. In the end, it's lame. Love Streep, but not even she could have saved this from what it is.

Nice to look at but it lacked bite; some roles were too broad and over the top. Even Streep’s performance became a one-note performance. There's no way that a recent graduate from Northwestern U. (Chicago, IL) would be so naive to show up to NY job interview with a top fashion magazine (or any interview!) in casual street clothes and scant knowledge of the company/boss. Puh-leaze. Andy’s jittery, self-conscious attitude rang false as well - she only gets some guts after her outward makeover? F-o-r-m-u-l-a. Insulting to the viewer's intelligence; the writers and director could have done better without drawing out the point. Finally, I wasn't convinced about Andy's friends’ self-righteous, reverse-pretentious attitude concerning the fashion industry, especially after the one friend's high-class photo gallery showing in NYC no less. The photog friend gets incensed over Andy receiving innocent kiss on the cheek? Come on. Oh, and the boyfriend is an aspiring sous chef. All her peers occupy the world they claim Andy is losing her soul to – they’re no better! But this obvious conflict isn’t even explored, however briefly. Surprisingly, my husband loved it while I rolled my eyes – but he’s a photographer so maybe that’s the appeal.… Expand

"The Devil Wears Prada" is a master of witty humor and refined, fun to see. The film is also a full plate for anyone who loves fashion, but the most attentive to realize that the message goes far beyond that. Anne Hathaway acted very well on the scene and the inspired performance from Meryl Streep waiver adjectives. She is such a diva, is another level. David Frankel's direction is swift and competent, the supporting team is luxurious. Everything in "The Devil Wears Prada" pleases. I'm not a fan of the movie, but I can say that Miranda Priestly is the most iconic female character in movies in the past decade. Meryl Streep didn't win the Oscar for one thing such as: comedy. The film has a certain status of comedy, so much that Meryl won the Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy. If producers weren't so worried about leaving the cute and funny movie, if they were more faithful to the book and the movie was serious, more dramatic tone, Meryl would have won the Oscar.… Expand

The first thing to notice about THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA is that it is precisely what it offers - fashion and its cut-throat business. An adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel, it is neatly directly by David Frankel, which is surprising since most of his work usually comprises of the light-hearted family genre. Frankel does one thing particularly well, he lets Meryl Streep, that iconic of all actors, room to breathe life in her character, Miranda Priestley, the ruthless editor in chief of the Runaway magazine, who has scant respect and patience for people, especially those she considers to be incompetent and unprofessional. I was fascinated with Streep's portrayal, she has something that makes her so powerfully alluring, almost hypnotic-like, and she lives and breathes Miranda every scene, every little nuance. Anne Hathaway is no less powerful as Andrea Sachs, the aspiring small town journalist with some impressive literary credentials, who clearly is a misfit in the Runaway scheme of things. Emily Blunt's Emily Charlton, Miranda's senior assistant, clearly doesn't give Andrea much hope, or even encouragement. Emily Blunt is wonderful as Emily, but I didn't get it - considering how particularly precise and impatient as Miranda is, how could she suffer Emily's British accent and her unconvincing work performance is just beyond me! Stanley Tucci is another actor who rises above his material and truly lends solidity to his roles - I especially enjoyed the final scenes when Miranda deftly puts the new charge of leadership to her rival Jacqueline Follet, and Tucci's Nigel responds as Nigel truly would. His mannerisms and emotion, that he tries subtly to hide and disguise even in the face of such a tumultous storm, is just a sight to behold. "I know she'll pay me back" is his response. Just what you'd expect from Nigel. Andrea learns lessons about life, not just in the fashion world, but in her own life. Her personal life takes a hit, her boyfriend cannot believe that she's changing as rapidly as she is, her own two best friends think the fashion world is swallowing her. No doubt, she is Miranda Priestley's assistant, doing a job that 'millions of girls would kill for," but Andrea is pleasantly unaware of and even contemptuous of this reality. It is gratifying to see that Hathaway's character is so absolutely unlike Streep's....Andrea's easy-going, carefree lifestyle, her choice of words in the most unpleasant of situations, is the exact opposite of all that Miranda Priestley lives and breathes in. The scene where Miranda talks to Andrea, after Andrea had been witness to Miranda and her husband's fight, Miranda's lines and the pain across her face and her emotions....that is Streep at her finest. A vortex of emotions and intricate, subtle gestures of the face, hands, true inner emotions, Streep portrays them all as easily and as beautifully as anyone has ever done on celluloid. In conclusion, this movie's not particularly boring or dull. It is fast-paced, but has ample show of Streep, Hathaway, and Tucci's characters. I gave it a 7 out of 10, not out of necessity, but because I think it's just good enough for it. And that isn't hurtful at all! I only hope Miranda Priestley doesn't confront me about it!… Expand

I absolutely love this movie. It is one of my all time favorites. One, because I'm partly obsessed with fashion, but most importantly, it shows the vision of the American dream, similarly to the Great Gatsby, and how things never turn out how you expect them to. The acting is amazing, and the fashion is stunning. This movie is a must see for all!

Overrated, terrible, boring. I do not know how this got 'generally favourable reviews' I bet the people reviewed this positive despise shows like White Chicks. Basically if you call this show 'perfect' you are boring and I suggest something worth your term because seeing this film in the Cinema was a waste of my life.

watched this movie last night and it was great hilarious but can't belive that blondie was simon baker hilarious movie can't belive that the boss was continouasly calling andy emily

Based on the book of the same name (not the Christian metalcore band), "The Devil Wears Prada" tells the story of a recent college graduate who takes up a position at a fictional magazine called Runway. Anne Hathaway is the lead but it's Meryl Streep who without question steals the show. Her acting in this film is flawless and no doubt elevates this movie to a higher level of awesomesauce! Prada may put off some viewers as it's rather predictable and some of the dialog is rather fluffy but it's still a good feature to see.… Expand