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the cat fight for the top jobs. Anne Hathaway's part in the film wasn't outstanding, although it was adequate to display the thoughts of those from outside the fashion world, and their thoughts on the frivolity of decisions being made, although it was very well explained within the story how high fashion really does have a say in how run of the mill people dress, and the sincerity of the explanation was amazingly well written and delivered by Streep.

Emily Blunt made a good impression in the film as the long suffering assistant to Miranda Priestley, and I found her rle both touching and comical and Stanley Tucci's part in the rle of Nigel, an up and coming Runway worker that befriends Andrea and helps her to play the part expected of her in the fashion world. He came over as sensitive and caring, which perhaps was his downfall in terms of the career he held in the movie.

The contrast between the fashion world, and the outside life of Andrea all added up to making the film even more enjoyable and posing the question of the balancing act between career and having friends and outside loyalty. As a viewer, you feel the disappointment of failure, and the joys of success, although ask yourself which is the winning way for a human being to be, i.e. Top of the career world, ruthless and friendless, or mediocre, true to what you believe, and working towards goals that balance private and working world better.

Directed by David Frankel, I thought that the direction was first class, and indeed suited the subject matter to a tee, being sleek and giving real atmosphere to the film.

The music in the film was quite good, although for me not as memorable as the acting itself. Although there were some of musics huge talents in the soundtrack, I thought that the choice of music could have been better. Ranging from Madonna, Alanis Morisette, Mobi and Ray La Montagne, and culminating in the Suite from The Devil Wears Prada by Theodore Shapiro, the soundtrack album itself is a disappointing combination compared to other soundtracks available on the market.

Available from Amazon on DVD at 12.99 GBP from 7th February, this is a good price for a film that is worthy of watching over again, though rental is also available. I found the film to be more than I expected, thought it to would be a chic flick but was pleased to see that the subject ran deeper than perhaps chic flicks would, making it suitable for a wider range of viewers. Even my husband enjoyed it.

Run Time 110 Minutes
20th Century Fox Productions.
Age classification PG 13

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