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Devil Wears Prada, The (2006) Rank 3 Reviews
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Baltimore City Paper (Ian Grey)
Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)
Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Effortless fun: It plays like a giddy horror movie with its laughs wrapped in couture gowns. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Wear something chic and go have some laughs as you watch this entertaining, but shallow film. Director David Frankel does a fine job with his satirical view of the world of fashion and the characters that inhabit that world. The screenplay by Aline ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
The Movie Chicks
Andrea (Anne Hathaway) is starting her post college life in the Big Apple. She has dreams of becoming a serious writer - her fantasy job would be to work at The New Yorker but in the interim she stumbles into a job as a personal assistant to ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at The Movie Chicks
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Checking into the screening for this picture with my “lady of the evening” (no, not a hooker, just the girl who joined me for the movie), I was expecting a “chick flick” with plenty of fashion garbage wrapped up in superficiality, bitchiness and nothing ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Bullz-Eye.com
The screenwriters behind “The Devil Wears Prada” should have to watch “Broadcast News” – or perhaps “Election” – before putting another pen to paper. They got things mostly right, but that ending cost them a half star. Lord knows, if ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)
JackassCritics.com (Mike Long)
efilmcritic.com (Todd LaPlace)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
The New Yorker (David Denby)
Bright and crisp and funny, the movie turns dish into art--or, if not quite into art, then at least into the kind of dazzling commercial entertainment that Hollywood, in the days of George Cukor or Stanley Donen, used to turn out. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at The New Yorker (David Denby)
Empire (Helen O'Hara)
This smart and funny creation is not just wish-fulfilment for the "Sex And The City" generation -- it's a Wall Street for the 21st century. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Empire (Helen O'Hara)
eFilmCritic.com (Kim Voynar)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Like watching a show about fashion on television or flipping through the pages of a fashion magazine, there is a sense (for some people) of fun, frivolity, and envy at watching the glitz, glamour, and style of people that claim to be experts on what to we ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Draven99's Musings (Chris Beaumont)
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Entertainment Insiders (Jeremy Benson)
Entertainment Ave! (The Dude on the Right)
Maximum Movies Online (Max Einhorn)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
The Devil Wears Prada may have been directed and marketed with pop-culture and artificial-sweetener in mind, but it was written and performed with such snarky conviction that it will have the rare ability to appeal to both bubble-gum-popping ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Big Picture Big Sound (David Kempler)
I'll pretend I did not hear that. I know zero about fashion. One glance in my closet is all it takes to know that I'm telling the truth. Because of this, I wasn't exactly panting to go see "The Devil Wears Prada". I know that Prada has something to do ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (David Kempler)
Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Depending on your point of view, I may either be the best person or the worst person to review "The Devil Wears Prada", the slick adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's best seller about the inner workings of fictional fashion magazine "Runway". I don't have ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
Movieeveryday.com (Scooter Thompson)
eFilmCritic (William Goss)
There is no story to speak of, simply every young girl’s fashionista fantasy interrupted by the 9-to-5 nightmare and a collection of oh-no-she-didn’t! moments whenever Priestly hisses out her latest demands, from delivering skirts and Starbucks to ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at eFilmCritic (William Goss)
Tail Slate (Brian Milinsky)
Reel.com
A juicily entertaining alternative to this summer's special effects-driven epics, The Devil Wears Prada should see green at the box office. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Reel.com
Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Must See Flix (Jay Brown)
Lauren Weisberger’s New York Times Bestseller, The Devil Wears Prada, offers a look into the demands, sacrifices, and life adjustments needed to survive a career opening yet hellish job. In the entertainment industry, whether it be acting, ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Must See Flix (Jay Brown)
Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears PradaNow Playing: The Devil Wears Prada Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:40, 4:10, 7:05 & 9:35 p.m.Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 12:20, 1:55, 2:55, 4:30, 5:25, 7:05, 8:05, 9:40 & 10:40 p.m.Lauren ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
It's an occasion for Streep to play against a stereotype, and win. It's a rout, in fact. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
The story is glossy junk begat of just-plain junk anyway: Lauren Weisberger, who wrote the hiss-and-tell roman à clef best-seller on which the picture is based, was herself an assistant to Wintour. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
While the picture isn't brilliant, it is, at its most entertaining, a kicky, surprisingly astute throwback to bygone Hollywood social comedies. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Briskly directed by "Sex and the City" veteran David Frankel, the movie is far better than the source. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Though there is enough haute couture on display for a season of "Sex and the City" envy, it has definite off-the-rack appeal to regular moviegoers. In fact, it may be the one film this year where you'll see Manolo Blahniks and Doc Martens on women ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
The devil may wear Prada, but Meryl wears the crown. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Prada just feels authentic, from its glossy look to the specific and sometimes curious behavior of the secondary and tertiary characters. To watch it is like being entertained while getting an anthropological crash course. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Meryl Streep is the queen and she rules The Devil Wears Prada with frosty command, a one-woman corrective to global warming. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Tail Slate (Brian Milinsky)
Tail Slate (Douglas Strassler)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
We've all had the proverbial "bad job." In fact, so many people have had the proverbial bad job that there's a cottage industry of books and movies about having a bad job. From 9 to 5 to Office Space, the evil bosses of the world never seem to ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Like watching a show about fashion on television or flipping through the pages of a fashion magazine, there is a sense (for some people) of fun, frivolity, and envy at watching the glitz, glamour, and style of people that claim to be experts on what to we ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
On balance, I enjoyed the film, despite the whiny final half hour and the artificial conclusion. (Whatever happened to hard-edged endings in satires?) I recognize that the film is being marketed toward women, but I see no reason why men can't ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Boston Globe
As you might recall, Lauren Weisberger transformed her stint toiling for the imperious Vogue editor Anna Wintour into a piece of chick lit called ``The Devil Wears Prada," in which a recent grad took an assistant's job at a major New York fashion ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Boston Globe
The Hartford Courant
Like the hottest new fashion trend, "The Devil Wears Prada" is initially irresistible. Fun, flirty, spirited, sexy, you can't take your eyes off it. You've gotta have it. And then just as powerfully as it bursts onto the scene and commands your ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at The Hartford Courant
Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Reel.com
Pity the clueless lackey who dares so much as breathe without permission from Runway editor Miranda Priestly, the fearsome title character of The Devil Wears Prada, David Frankel's zingy adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's roman à clef. With a stare that ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Reel.com
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
On balance, I enjoyed the film, despite the whiny final half hour and the artificial conclusion. (Whatever happened to hard-edged endings in satires?) I recognize that the film is being marketed toward women, but I see no reason why men can't ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies
Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Movieeveryday.com (Scooter Thompson)
The Arizona Republic
411 Mania (Matthew Craggs)
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
Frank's Reel Reviews
Aced Magazine
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) is the overly opinionated, well-to-do editor of a high-class fashion magazine who typically hires the “smart fat girl” to be her assistant, or should we say assistants. Miranda goes through many assistants. Though ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Aced Magazine
Alternative Film Guide (Andre Soares)
Mediajonez (Mali Perl)
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
eFilmCritic Reviews
“The Devil Wears Prada” is a comedic morality tale about a sweet and innocent young woman who goes to work as an assistant for a monstrous boss and who becomes so swept up in her job that she begins to alienate her former friends while becoming the ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
The Cinematheque (Kevyn Knox)
eFimCritic (Matt Seaver)
Actors Ink (Ray Wong)
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Associated Content
Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Actually one of the better comedies I've seen this year speaks volumes for the quality of the performances and the caliber of the script. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Takes place in the world of haute couture. And that pretty much sums up the movie. Otherwise, it would be just another Queen of Mean, boss from hell movie. But, oh, what delicious fun Meryl Streep and her conspirators have with that world. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
A tour de force for Streep, who gives her character an unexpected measure of depth. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Streep single-handedly elevates this sitcomy but tolerably entertaining adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's bestselling 2003 roman a clef about a personal assistant's year of chic hell under the thumb of the dragon lady of the fashion world. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Washington Post (Jennifer Frey)
Streep makes it work. Streep makes it fun . ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Washington Post (Jennifer Frey)
Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Miranda is played by Meryl Streep, an actress who carries nuance in her every pore, and who endows even her lighthearted comic roles with a rich implication of inner life. With her silver hair and pale skin, her whispery diction as perfect as her ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
The Devil Wears Prada spins Weisberger's rant into a sharp, surprisingly funny excursion into the catty realm of women's magazines. The movie skips the condescension usually aimed at this world in favor of rapt observation. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Slate (Dana Stevens)
A movie that revels in pleasure: the pleasure of fashion, of luxury, of power and ambition. It's also a tremendous pleasure to watch. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
Cinemalogue.com (Rubin Safaya)
allesfilm.com (Petra Schaner)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bright Lights Film Journal
musicOMH (Mike Barnes)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Hollywood Bitchslap (Kim Voynar)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Between Productions (Robert Cashill)
Mediasearch, Australia
Entertainment Insiders (Janos Gereben)
Flak Magazine (Chris Shadoian)
The Chutry Experiment
Reel Talk (Betty Jo Tucker)
Cinescene (Chris Knipp)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Pretty to look at but not much food for the brain." ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Exclaim! (James Keast)
eFilmCritic (Todd LaPlace)
Seattle Weekly (Brian Miller)
IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
The Movie Report/Mr. Brown's Movie Site (Michael Dequina)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
The bad news in this kinder, gentler, more subtle performance is that, by playing the woman (Streep) as less of a devil, the dynamic that propels the story loses much of its drive and energy, and what's left is a kind of high-class "Gidget" movie. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
May be accurate around the edges, but at its heart it's a fairy tale. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Review Express (Diana Saenger)
hybridmagazine.com
FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Video Reviews with Joan Ellis
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eye WEEKLY (Adam Nayman)
Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)
The Devil Wears Prada offers moviegoers an inside look at the fashion world of New York and Paris where it takes being a size 2 and running your tail off to become a vital part of the runway world. Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) learns this on day one of her ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)
OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)
stylusmagazine.com (Kevin Worrall)
culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti
Film Freak Central
World Socialist Web Site
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
USA Today (Claudia Puig)
The comic appeal of The Devil Wears Prada is the cinematic equivalent of a size 2 - wafer-thin and ultimately lacking in meat and substance. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
A lightweight, formulaic piece of fluff, but you wouldn't know that by Meryl Streep's performance. ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The Devil Wears Prada is a chick-flick, but there are things about it that a heterosexual man can enjoy. The way Anne Hathaway looks, Emily Blunt's comedy, but mostly Meryl Streep's performance as Miranda, which is as terrific as you'd expect from the ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
I got into journalism in the first place because there was no dress code and, as if to prove it, I went to a recent screening of the film wearing my sweater inside out. Whoops!
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Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Vogue, The Devil Wears Prada is a clever bit of counter-programming in a summer movie season glutted with big-budget action movies. Squeezed neatly in between Superman Returns and the Pirates of the Carribbean sequel, it offers viewers a sometimes ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Slant Magazine
The Devil Wears Prada, based on Lauren Weisberger's popular roman à clef about her stint as personal assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, functions like a big-screen version of Sex and the City (its director, David Frankel, helmed some ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at Slant Magazine
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Gabriele Marcello)
Il rapporto stretto tra il fashionable e le working girl non è certo materia originalissima, pensiamo alla cenerentola che diviene principessa della Borsa di Wall Street, Melanie Griffith in "Una Donna in Carriera" di Nichols; la povera sprovveduta di ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Gabriele Marcello)
Critical-Film.com (Scott Wood)
NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
With such a stick-in-the-mud as the lead character, it's no wonder that I'd rather think of Miranda Priestly as the real hero of The Devil Wears Prada. I have a feeling that Streep feels exactly the same way. Miranda knows exactly who she is and she ...read the complete Devil Wears Prada movie review at NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
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