The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Andy Sachs has become a successful journalist but when she suddenly loses her job, out of the blue former boss Miranda Priestley at Runway Magazine offers a lifeline, tasked with managing a controversy involving sweat shop labour. Miranda’s usual cutting jibes have been forcibly softened but she remains an unapologetic powerhouse with her staff. As Andy and Miranda navigate the changing (and diminishing) world of print media will the world of online content and internet billionaires overrun everything they’ve worked so hard for?

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) – Director:

Rating: 12A

Running Length: 119 mins

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci 

Genres: Comedy, Drama

REVIEW: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2

A sequel coming out 20 years after a smash-hit movie is always met with trepidation. It is rare that such a thing will maintain the x factor that made the first so well-loved and often lacks cast members that made the first film special. Thankfully, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ has mostly managed to keep the energy of the first film going and the core cast that everyone loved are still major characters who have only changed superficially.

The plot of the movie is believably updated with online media dominating over print. The legacy system is struggling to cope with obnoxious billionaires savagely snapping up every lucrative businesses to bolster their ever growing portfolios (with no regard to the human cost). Miranda’s famously acerbic personality butts heads with the modern niceties needed to thrive in a contemporary workplace, often met with an exasperated ‘You can’t say that!’. However, she is still revered by her staff who take her jibes on the chin with a forced smile in order to keep their jobs. The overall plot becomes somewhat messy with different threads brought in out of convenience that go nowhere which is a shame as these aspects could have been brought into the main storyline but are instead left dangling like loose tassels.

Andy, like before, is nice but a little bland – as is her new beau, Peter (Patrick Brammall). The relationships she has with others are what drive the film and it is Miranda (Streep), Nigel (Tucci) and Emily (Blunt) that steal the show. Sadly, Miranda’s outfits are do not match the impressively cultivated chic of the first movie which is a shame. Despite a lack of jaw dropping outfits ‘The Devil Wear’s Prada 2’ is a very good sequel but inevitably can’t surpass the dizzying heights of its predecessor.

CONTENT: IS ‘THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2’ SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN?

A friend talk to Andy and says ‘You’ve never slept with a colleague’ (to indicate her professional integrity) to which Andy replies ‘Well – one… two…’

Towards the beginning of the movie, Andy receives a message which makes her very angry just before giving a speech. During this speech she loudly states ‘Journalism f***king matters!’

When viewing an apartment she’s thinking of buying, a character tells her ‘Have a perv around this place!’

A male character is at a lavish party which he is attending as his partner’s plus one. He jokingly says ‘These parties were so much better when I was drinking!’ To which his partner seriously replies ‘Not for me’.

Miranda hasn’t seen her assistant for a little while and sardonically asks ‘Has she been human trafficked?’

CAN I SEE A CLIP?

VERDICT: IS ‘THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2’ FOR KIDS?

As sequels go, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ is an enjoyable watch, especially as the core cast are just as great this time around. Although there is little content to comment on, the target audience of this movie is adults and therefore younger kids may not understand a lot of the humour which is quite subtle and relies on knowledge of the fashion world. Due to this and some infrequent but strong language, we would recommend this movie for kids aged 12 and over.

• Violence: 0/5
• Emotional Distress: 0/5
• Fear Factor: 0/5
• Sexual Content: 1/5 (minor talk of sleeping with others but in a matter-of-fact, adult way)
• Bad Language: 3/5 (infrequent but loudly stated moderate and strong language)
• Dialogue: 2/5 (some of Miranda’s remarks are characteristically mean and offensive)
• Other Notes: deals with themes of ambition, career aspirations, the difficulties with working in a changing world, loyalty, betrayal and friendship.

Words by Laura Record