The Devil Wears Prada
By Vikki Lusby, Blockbuster.co.uk

Hell On Heels

A coming of age tale for all fashionistas. Anne Hathaway ( Becoming Jane, Brokeback Mountain ) stars as Andy (Andrea) Sachs, a ‘plain Jane’ student fresh from college who has a dream to become a journalist in New York. Having applied for numerous positions, she ends up at a publishing house HR department, being offered interviews for a computer magazine and 'Runway' - THE fashion magazine of New York.

After an 'interesting' interview Andy is taken on as the second assistant to the editor in chief, however she soon learns that not only is she in for a very bumpy ride, she won't be using her journalistic skills. So starts the seamlessly impossible task of keeping Amanda Priestley's ( Meryl Streep ) world ticking over like clockwork. With the inevitable hickups Andy soon decides that she needs to swap the plain image for a more elegant and glamorous style if she is to gain the respect of her boss and peers.

So commences the life that every PA dreads, being at the constant beck and call of the most demanding boss (EVER). Andy knows nothing about fashion and has never even read 'Runway' magazine, but firmly believes that a year working for Amanda Priestley will land her any journalistic position she could want.... if she can stick it out.

With all the demands put upon her professionally something has got to give and it's Andy's boyfriend Nathe and her friends.

Eventually, Andy starts to become more efficient than Emily ( Emily Blunt ) the first assistant to Amanda Priestley and following an unfortunate stream of events replaces Emily as Amanda's assistant at the Paris fashion week. So comes the crunch for Andy, does she stay working for Amanda or does she pursue her dream of becoming a serious journalist..... and what about Nathe?

Not quite on the lines of Ugly Betty, this is more of a Working Girl ( Melanie Griffith ) movie for the new millennium. With a fantastic performance by virtual newcomer Emily Blunt, the movie has the right level of high and low moments mixed in with downright hilarity.
Great to curl up on the sofa with... and don't forget your chocs.