ReviewThe Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: iconic fashion comedy gets a slick but muted update
The Devil Wears Prada 2 tackles journalism’s digital shift and changes within the fashion industry since the first film came out in 2006
3.5/5 stars
“Villains are always the most interesting,” remarks Kenneth Branagh’s character in this sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. The villain is – or rather was – Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of fashion magazine Runway, brilliantly played by Meryl Streep in the 2006 movie.
Said to be inspired by Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Streep’s Oscar-nominated turn arguably deserved the prize – such was her pitch-perfect take on a nightmare boss who would regularly toss her coat and expect her assistants to hang it up.
Two decades on, Runway has gone largely digital; nobody reads the print copy any more, and Miranda, due to HR complaints, has to hang up her own coat. Nor can she fat-shame or do anything else that woke culture will not allow.