Review on The Devil Wears Prada

yeah, yeah,.. i know i should have caught this movie when it was newly released but i swear i have ten thousand things to do and would never have been able to catch it in the cinemas... thank god for video rental service providers... i was so excited when i picked it off the shelves, couldn't wait to watch it...

What i really like about the movie:

1) Meryl Streep - she's just wonderful as Miranda Priestley, boss from Hell, fashionista diva with an acidic tongue coated in wit. i absolutely love her portrayal, I'd say that meryl streep's acting skills have reached the stage of nirvana...

2) Anne Hathaway - i love her transformation from college girl geek nerd (mismatched sweaters with granny chequered skirts) to high-end fashion-conscious, confident Andrea who has a 'never-say-die' attitude...

3) Supporting cast was fabulous... from Emily Blunt, the perpetually green-eyed assistant (with a bad sense of eyeshadow colours) who makes a mockery out of Andrea's dress sense, Andrea's designer friend (played by Stanley Tucci) who helps her with a 'makeover' and fishes her out of her misery...with good advice on how to dress to imprezzz...

4) the morale of the story - dun get so sucked in by your job's demands...take time to do your own things...be it catching up with pals, spending time with loved ones and people who matter most to you... remember, you dun wan to drop dead at your work desk and say "i should have put aside time for my family n frens"...

To all urbanites out there slogging for the next pay check, this is the movie you can't miss.... happy holidays...

and here's a comment from www.rottentomatoes.com

The intersection of career and personal life is explored in The Devil Wears Prada, a slick yet refreshingly mature take on the boss-from-hell premise.