But the critics of the specialized media have not surrendered to the sequel to a film that was a surprise and a breath of fresh air in 2006 and that, twenty years later, reuses the same elements from then, which eliminates the novelty factor.
It is an “entertaining” sequel, although it disappoints due to Andy’s disconcertingly boring, chemistry-less romance with a boring Australian real estate tycoon (a bland role for Patrick Brammall),” says the newspaper. Guardian.
While, Variety He assures that everything the film does is be a product for fans of the first installment. But, he adds, “it’s hard to imagine this film achieving the comforting entertainment status of its predecessor.”
Streep reprises the role of Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of runwaya role inspired by the legendary fashion journalist and head of VogueAnna Wintour.
A character that Streep accepted 20 years ago, at a time when she was even thinking about retiring, but she read the script, realized that it was going to be a success and asked for double the salary that was initially offered. The film gave him the impetus to continue and now he continues to be one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Along with her, Anne Hathaway, as Andy Sachs, an intern in the first film and a prestigious serious journalist – that is, one who is not dedicated to fashion – at the beginning of this new film.
Stanley Tucci (Nigel) remains Priestly’s right-hand man and Emily Blunt reprises her character as Emily, who was the boss’s assistant and is now a top executive at Dior.
The film features Kenneth Branagh (Streep’s new husband), Justin Theroux (a tacky millionaire) and Lucy Liu (Theroux’s ex-wife and art patron), in addition to cameos by Donatella Versace and an explosive Lady Gaga.
One model after another
All to recover the glamor of this story about the world of fashion, with the protagonists wearing one great model after another, in which the most real element of the decline of paper media in the current digital age has been introduced, especially magazines such as runwayin which the protagonists work.
A story in which “the four protagonists put themselves back into the shoes of their characters with ease and parade with fabulous looks,” but in the end the film “is less a comedy about the work environment than a clothing showcase,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
AND Rolling Stone points out that “no combination of stilettos and traditional street work can mitigate the fact that integrity, talent, effort and dedication to treating everything from fashion to film seriously are in constant danger of extinction.”
Some reviews that highlight the brilliant packaging of a film that, however, does not reach the level of the original, something that all experts agree on.
The New Yorker states that The Devil Wears Prada 2 “it sells a lot of absurd products, but it sells them wonderfully, with genuine confidence and conviction, and the right proportion of cynicism and hope,” and sends a do-gooder message that the best we can hope for is to “do a good job” and forge lasting friendships. But, he adds: “that’s all.”
Although there are also means like deadline who directly describe Miranda Priestly’s return as “disappointing.”
Even so, as Anne Hathaway said in a press conference with international media, including EFE: “In the first part of the film you saw a lot of work clothes, but this second part is an unapologetic fashion show.”