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working for Miranda and she goes through the interview process by flashback. I much prefer the movie way of actually starting at the beginning, before the interview and job ever begin.

For the next half of the book or so, the movie is near identical while the endings are strikingly different. All the way through the book, the character of Lily has a much bigger role, and the ending shows Andy's devotion to her friends (although it takes her a while to realise it) and her hatred of Miranda, through a big public scene. The movie ending is much less dramatic and quite disappointing once you know the 'real' ending.

I would have liked to have seen much more of the Lily storyline in the movie, as it showed that more than just taking over her day time life, the job destroys Andy's friendships and relationships - everything. The small amount of 'Lily' that did make it to the movie is very different to the book - she works in some art gallery, whereas the book Lily is studying for a postgraduate thing. Also, for some bizarre reason, in the book the boyfriend she loses is called Alex, and in the movie he is Nate. Why?!

~ Overall ~
This is a good movie. It's definitely a chick-flick, but it isn't just for the fashion conscious girls. It's marketed as a comedy, but isn't overly funny, nor is it overly romantic (even though there are numerous love interests) so that just leaves 'drama' which the movie fulfils nicely.

While I did like the movie, some of the messages it conveys aren't all that great. The transition that Andrea makes to become one of the Runway girls, giving up things she believes in just for her job, completely changing who she is and how she dresses to be liked and successful that's not the right message to be sending out!

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