The Devil Wears Prada: Good Movie but Not Really a Hit

Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep make a dynamic duo in the recent movie The Devil Wears Prada. The movie follows Anne Hathaway, as Andrea (Andy) Sachs, as she becomes the new second assistant to Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep), the editor-in-chief of one of New York’s most prestigious fashion magazines, The Runway. It also stars Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Tracie Thoms, Rich Sommer, Simon Baker, and Daniel Sunjata.

Andy, a timid, polite girl, shows up for an interview at one of the most prestigious fashion magazines in New York (yes, Anne Hathaway has been type-cast again). From the first moments, it’s easy to see that Andrea is way out of her league. She is not the typical up-to-the-moment fashion snob that most of the employees are. As she states, she doesn’t fit in with the “clackers” (the sound the high heels make on the marble floors). She runs with a bohemian-esque crowd, an artist, a research analyst, and a chef boyfriend.

Though Andy is obviously out-of-place, Miranda shocks everyone by hiring her—and turns out to be the ultimate boss from hell (as the title implies). Special coffee orders, unreasonable deadlines, and being unable to move from the desk are just the beginning of the horrors for Andy. As the movie progresses, late night phone calls become the norm, and at one point (after Miranda becomes annoyed at Andrea), Miranda demands a particular unreleased manuscript for her twin daughters (which I won’t give away, but let’s just say it might involve a little magic and broomsticks).