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planned and prepped and starved for months. Yet another reason for Andrea's personal life to fall down the drain - thanks to Miranda Priestly.

* Main Characters and Actors *
~ 'Andrea Sachs' - Anne Hathaway ~
Yet another movie for Anne Hathaway where the ugly girl gets a makeover to become attractive and in the process becomes more successful, she seems to have perfected the art now. While she probably wouldn't have been my first choice for the role, she depicts Andrea well and in a move quite rare for Hollywood movies recently, is the perfect age for the 'just out of college' girl.

~ 'Miranda Priestly' - Meryl Streep ~
A great choice for Miranda; everything about her is just as described in the book. Meryl Streep portrays the perfect Cruella De Vile type character, while remaining capable of displaying just the right amount of emotion when the time calls for it. She doesn't even have to open her mouth at times, her face and eyes and body language convey so much more than words ever could have. But when she does speak, she has the accent mastered perfectly.

~ 'Emily' - Emily Blunt ~
Not someone I'd ever of before but she clearly has talent. The character of Emily is very manipulative and quite two faced towards Andrea, and Emily Blunt pulls that off nicely. She also very much looks the part of a Runway girl. Rumour has it that she demanded that she keep her native English accent rather than making the character Emily an American. Somehow, something as simple as an accent brings a lot to the character, surrounded by Americans.

~ 'Nigel' - Stanley Tucci ~
The Nigel of the movie has a much larger role than the one in the book, and Tucci was another great choice. He has quite a familiar face, but his credit list doesn't include many big pictures. He portrays Nigel in a perfect way, coming across just caring enough to befriend the newbie Andrea, but still harsh at times that he fits in with the Runway image. Tucci also gives the character a certain air, that leaves you wondering whether he is in fact gay, or just very in touch with his feminine side!

~ Soundtrack ~
There are some great soundtrack choices in this movie, some very upbeat tracks when they are appropriate, and quieter numbers at other times. This is one of the first movies in a long while where I would consider buying the soundtrack CD as I liked the vast majority of the tracks on it.

~ Book to movie transition ~
From the very first page of the book, the movie is quite different. The book starts with Andy already

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