{"id":33458,"date":"2026-05-01T02:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=33458"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:23:51","slug":"the-devil-wears-prada-2-is-reasonably-comfortable-but-not-without-wrinkles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=33458","title":{"rendered":"THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 is Reasonably Comfortable, But Not Without Wrinkles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Running Time: 119 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This feature from 20th<\/sup> Century Studios opens\nexclusively in theaters on May 1st<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This review should begin with a full disclosure on my part.\nWhile I have seen a great many films over the past couple of decades, a few\nhave flown under the radar. One of those pictures was the 2006 hit comedy, The\nDevil Wears Prada<\/em>. Naturally, I was aware of the upcoming sequel, so I\nmanaged to watch it for the first time last weekend and can see why it was a\nsuccess. While the story doesn\u2019t contain much in the way of high-stakes drama,\nthe film does thrust its fish-out-of-water journalist lead into a uniquely\nexaggerated depiction of the fashion world, providing some chuckles courtesy of\nits hugely talented cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> emulates the format and style\nof the original entry, while adding a modern element or two. In the time since\nthe original film, Andrea \u201cAndy\u201d Sachs (Anne Hathaway) has become an\naward-winning journalist at a New York news publication. When she and the entire\nwriting staff are laid off, things look grim, leaving Andy desperate for work.\nCorporate cuts are also hitting the famous \u201cRunway\u201d<\/em> magazine, and even\neditor-in-chief Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) appears to be feeling the\npinch. After being accidentally involved in a scandal threatening the\npublication\u2019s reputation, Andy is shocked to receive a phone call from CEO Irv\nRavitz (Tibor Feldman). He asks for her help with \u201cRunway,\u201d<\/em> hiring her\nto develop feature articles and help improve their image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy accepts, and once again finds herself dealing with the\nincredibly difficult Miranda. She does find support in Nigel Kipling (Stanley\nTucci), who is still right-hand man to the editor-in-chief. The protagonist\nalso reunites with Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt), who has left the \u201cRunway\u201d<\/em>\nand is a senior executive at Dior, while also dating billionaire Benji Barnes\n(Justin Theroux). Andy is faced with added problems after the CEO\u2019s son Jay\nRavitz (B.J. Novak) takes control of the famous publication, and it faces more\nchallenges in order to stay afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With so much time having passed, one might wonder if a\nfollow-up was really necessary. They may still think this during the picture.\nAfter reintroducing Andy to the fashion world, even familiar characters\ninitially treat her in exactly the same manner as when she was a university\ngrad. While the previous film ended with all coming to a mutual respect for one\nanother, it isn\u2019t apparent here early on. The screenplay instead rehashes\nMiranda treating the employees around her, both new and old, in the same horrible\nmanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the cast are all excellent, a few of the jabs between\nthe characters Miranda and her underlings are amusing. The movie also tries to\ngenerate laughs from the character\u2019s difficulties keeping up with changing\nattitudes. In some respects, when it comes to bluntly calling out style\nblunders, the gags work, but other gaffes don\u2019t feel authentic or land as\nsharply. Old habits die hard, but it\u2019s also hard to see why Andy is so fearful,\nas she was hired by the CEO to actually fix a problem caused by Miranda. There\nare also a few broadly-drawn characters that don\u2019t connect. Ultimately, the\nhumor is hit-and-miss this time out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While many of the situations involving relationships are\nrepeated in a similar manner, at least one character in the film does fare\nbetter this time out. In the first title, Nigel was forced to quickly shrug-off\na lack of recognition by others at the finale. This time out, the story\naddresses these personal issues and the screenplay gives the important,\nunderappreciated figure more to do, as well as a satisfying character\narc.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another plus is that the dramatic stakes are higher this\ntime out, with the potential for many characters to lose their livelihoods with\nmore and more job cuts. Big moves are made as Andy and others scramble to try\nand save \u201cRunway\u201d<\/em> from a fate similar to other publications, and this\ndoes result in one or two effective story twists late in the film. But sadly,\nthere isn\u2019t much of a climax to witness, with the central threat wrapped up\ncleanly and without many major characters present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, The Devil Wears Prada 2 <\/em>is a mixed bag. Like\nthe first movie, it pokes fun at the industry and the wealthy, but doesn\u2019t\nreally want to critique the upper crust or those responsible for the problems\nthe characters are struggling with. That\u2019s odd in this day and age, but given\nthe fact that it is a comedy, is to be expected. Some story elements are overly\nfamiliar and fewer jokes land, but once again the cast manage to eke out some\nchuckles, and one character also gets proper treatment in the story. In the\nend, expect plenty of wrinkles, but those with a deep affection for the\noriginal should find this garment reasonably comfortable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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