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Misty Eyez
LOVED IT ***** (Five Stars)

This vibrant and touching movie will be sure to please everyone in attendance.  We follow the young and determined Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) a young journalist who moves to the big city after her college graduation got a great job and finds herself working as the much abused second assistant for the widely feared, hard to please and truly vicious editor-in-chief of "Runway" fashion magazine, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep).  Who by the way was truly brilliant and demanded every bit of attention as this woman of power.

The intro is clever, they start in the opening credits before we are introduced to the cast with comparative start of the day morning dressing, following a few different girls and watching each of them put on lipstick, shoes etc.  Emphasizing the differences between the level of class or glamour of Andy (Anne Hathaway) and her co workers.  Once Andy got the job she realized she is in way over her head in the huge and ever encompassing fashion pond as she was surrounded by pretentious, bitchy and fake piranhas.  Her character development was spectacular, you felt that you could truly relate to her as she was reluctant to ever give up and rolled with the punches to be the best.  As the audience you were cheering for her as she became less and less of the underdog, much thanks to Nigel (Stanley Tucci) who plays her "Fairy God Mother" and sort of takes her under his wing as he subconsciously helps her and encourages her to persist, and then full out helps her by giving her a spectacular wardrobe, and helping her with her transformation to urban fashion sensation.  Andy's life was truly changed from this job, for the better or for the worse is the question that could be discussed in the after movie debate, if you are open to it, so might yours as the audience.

You do not have to be a fan of fashion to enjoy this movie, in fact you don't have to be gay but it helps.  I was fortunate to enjoy this movie at the Gateway (Fort Lauderdale's Gay Movie Theatre) and I honestly feel that the laughs and comments or the general atmosphere provided from the mostly gay audience helped me realize the true level of fierceness, especially with the many many quips or one liners, that were cleverly woven into this incredibly well written and acted film with smoothly performed dialogue.
Go see this movie, it was great.  Mountains were moved and the audience was there for the entire journey.  BEWARE:  there is lots of fashion in this movie Prada, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Galliano, Valentino, Donna Karan and Bill Blass contributed many outfits.   I should also tell you that if you go into this movie not a fan of fashion you may come out with a new level of appreciation.
 
The Devil Wears Prada The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada
Comedy, Drama and Adaptation. Based on the best-selling novel, this film stars Meryl Streep as high-powered fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly. Anne Hathaway also stars as Miranda's new assistant, a small-town girl in her first job out of college, trying to navigate a world she's only glimpsed in print - while surviving her impossibly demanding new boss. 109 minutes. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sensuality).

Official Movie Site: www.devilwearspradamovie.com

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