Saturday, May 12, 2007

Rental Review: The Devil Wears Prada

By Ryn Gargulinski
An amusing story of a good-hearted wanna-be journalist who seeks her fortune in New York City where she takes a magazine job she is neither fit for nor wants and begins to fall prey to Big Apple corruption.

Not an unusual story, at all, but disappointing that her corruption is the high society, plastic façade of the fashion world when there are so many other forms of NYC corruption that beckon.

It’s a beautiful tale nonetheless, save for the annoying boyfriend who always seems to need a shave. His character, however, is offset by the snooty accented receptionist, the good-hearted girl turned Dior diva and the most awesome character of all played by Meryl Streep, the devil herself in Prada.

Highlight: The setting, two of my favorite haunts, NYC and Paris.
Lowlight: Not once do they even go near Coney Island.
Rating (1-10): 597, or the average cost of a pair of Prada

This movie was recommended by someone and I don't remember who but I thank them.

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