By support@india.com (BollywoodLife)
Director: David Frankel Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simone Ashley, Lucy Liu, Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux Rating: 4 stars The opening sequence of The Devil Wears Prada 2 drops the viewers straight into chaos. What we get is no slow build, just instant crisis. The entire journalism world is falling apart. As Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) says, it is all about “layoffs, downsizing, consolidation”. Yes, it is messy, honest and extremely painful. Without even wasting a second, the director David Frankel throws us straight into the real world – where the industry is in chaos and stability has vanished. Unfortunately, all of this is happening during a prestigious awards celebrating great reporting. New York Vanguard’s Andy Sachs is at the awards ceremony, nominated for her ‘Heart of the City’ stories. She even bags the award. However, instead of looking happy, Andy says, “I know I look shocked sad, instead of shocked happy.” Then she explains that’s because she and other “award-winning professionals just got fired by text”. It hits hard. She adds, “We understand journalism is changing but it’s still devastating when something like this happens”. Andy sums it up bluntly – their parent company is taking a $500 million write-down. Hence, in technical terms, they’re “toast”. It’s something a lot of people will relate to, and the way the film shows it feels pretty real and convincing. Celebration is also ruined for Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), who attends a glamorous event looking calm as ever in a dramatic red gown. But even she’s dealing with a scandal. Runway backed a brand called SpeedFash that turned out to be shady. “So we are the villains du jour. Served up red, piping hot,” …read more
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