REVIEW
Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Looks good, feels insignificant
When The Devil Wears Prada was first released, it was well-liked. It was still the era of mid-budget cinema movies made largely for an adult audience, and the film was fun and frothy.
It was better than the book it was based on, a roman a clef by writer Lauren Weisberger, a former assistant to Anna Wintour at Vogue, it celebrated fashion and had some killer, quotable one-liners.
It made considerable buck, was nominated for two Oscars (one for Meryl Streep’s undeniable performance, one for costume designer Patricia Field) but it’s really been its rewatchability over the past 20 years that has elevated the film into the pantheon.
It also helped that esteem for Wintour has only grown, and she and the film’s fortunes, entwined, have pushed each other up to icon status.