The Devil Wears Prada

Smart and ambitious Andrea (Hathaway) takes a job for one year as an assistant to Miranda Priestly (Streep), editor of the world's hottest fashion magazine. Ending up as little more than a gopher and forced to put her life on hold for the sake of her job, Andrea has to decide whether her career is worth screwing over her friends for. Though not exactly riddled with laughs, 'The Devil Wears Prada' is a pleasant enough rom-com where the good things just about outweigh the bad. Problem number one is buying the gorgeous Hathaway as dumpy - merely putting her in some bad jumpers just isn't going to cut it. Problem number two is when the plot inevitably descends into the usual "be true to yourself" hooey that you saw coming a mile off. But ultimately, it's rescued from adequacy by the absolutely majestic comic performance of Streep, clearly still the queen of Hollywood. [Paul Greenwood]