'The Devil Wears Prada'

Set in the fashion capitol of New York City, "The Devil Wears Prada" is your typical makeover story starring Anne Hathaway.

Hathaway plays a mild but ambitious college graduate, Andy Sachs, searching for her first real-world job in journalism.

She falls into a position at Runway Magazine, this movie's version of the most powerful fashion magazine in the world, as second assistant to the editor in chief.

Hathaway seems to have fallen again into her typical role of the plain-girl-made-diva. She does a nice job of showing change in the character but no change in her acting ability.

Meryl Streep plays powerful Editor-in-Chief Miranda Priestly. Streep's performance in this movie is not her greatest achievement, but it is a relief to see a respected actress in such a different role.

Streep plays an almost emotionless bitch of a boss in contrast to the more well-rounded characters she usually plays. Her class and style were perfectly cast for this role as a fashion guru.

"The Devil Wears Prada" rises and falls as Hathaway's character progresses throughout the movie. The main conflict seems to come from the relationship between Hathaway and on-screen boyfriend Nate, played by "Entourage" star Adrian Grenier. Unfortunately, the lovers' quarrel is supposed to be a secondary conflict to that of the internal conflict of Hathaway's character. In other words, the relationship between Hathaway and Grenier seems to detract from the main story.

"The Devil Wears Prada" is a great movie to see as a mother-daughter pair or for a girls' night out. Guys need not apply.

The appreciation for this movie truly comes from a love of fashion and designer style. Viewers should have a high interest in fashion magazines and should recognize names like Dolce and Gabbana, Chanel, and Jimmy Choo.

If wandering through the closets of Vogue, Glamour and Cosmo is not a dream of yours, this movie will not interest you.

Grade: B

-- Andrea Heister/The Daily
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