I know, this one's quite old. So... 2 seconds ago! But where I am it's fresh, so bear with me.
Style-wise, it wasn't there yet. It's more Hollywood's idea of stylish and fashionable. It's got all the glamour but very little of style. I'd bet that the gods of the fashion world must've thought it unworthy of even raising an eyebrow for. But let's face it, Nobody makes movies for these visionnaires. Movies are made for the masses, and this ordinary folk here liked the movie.
Meryl Streep is Meryl Streep. Is she capable of doing anything wrong? She was great as the Anna Wintour stand-in Miranda Priestley, head of Vogue stand-in "Runway Magazine". One could only wish she was given a more memorable "visual design". She was beautifully styled, of course, but it was just that. No "Waaaaahhhhh!!!!" factor in her appearance. Any actress other than Meryl Streep would have faded in the background in the movie. Emily Blunt, the actress playing Emily, Miranda's second, was also great. She was very much believable in her role as the fashion/style victim/champion, mostly because she acted really well, and partly because she wasn't beautiful enough to be anywhere close to being in Giselle Bundchen's league, who happened to have a cameo in the movie, as Emily's chum. Adrian Grenier, the token grounded character in the movie, was easy on the eyes, but I had the feeling any actor other than him wouldn't have faded in the background of the movie.
And then there's Anne Hathaway as Andrea, the transformed character. I'm sure if this was made 5 years ago, before Babs conceded to doing a maternal role due to lack of ugly-duckling-turned-big-white-swan role, her forte', Ms. Streisand would've fought to play this character. But, no worries, Ms. Hathaway did a perfect turn in the Babs role. She was most convincing in the metamorphosis that, in the end, when even she was made stunningly beautiful by the movie's make up artist and Patricia Field's choices of clothes, one would really believe in the power of fashion. Now, had they casted Babs in the role and got away with it, THAT would've been real magic.
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...and i almost fell down the subway stairs (again) for staring at that movie poster "Angma neun Prada reul iboimnida", the translation of which is the movie in topic here. i can't believe my poor eyes they're showing it this weekend, to this moviehouse, which is just 500 meters away from my new abode. what could be cooler than that?
thanks for the review. bleh! glad you didn't spoil the fun... or else, i'll chase you to the ends of the earth!
deity, you mean before you moved to your new place you had to travel through a few kingdoms and several small villages to get to the cinema?
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hello? when did you ever bitch about anything other than in the defense of your idol's reputation? (mind you, this is not an invitation for you to bitch about other things)
but wait, in "the mirror had to faces" she only tried to create the illusion that she turned attractive, black dress and all (the better to show her flabulous bod)... whether or not she succeeded depended on how big a fan you are... perhaps to his credit, Jeff Bridges acted more like he appreciated the transformation effort, not necessarily the result :)
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