The Devil Wears Prada 2

 I enjoyed it. I really did. And the twists and turns and how everyone turned out it was just... it made me smile. And the music! The music in the movie was really good. I will have to find the soundtrack, because, wow, Lady Gaga has done it again. This tale brings all the favs back: Miranda (played by Meryl Streep), Andie (played by Anne Hathaway), Emily (of course played by Emily Blunt) and Nigel (played beautifully by Stanley Tucci). Miranda and Nigel are still at Runway, Emily is at Dior and Andie is writing for a well known publication as an award-winning journalist. Things change, Andie loses her job and she finds her way back to Runway with the help of Irv (played by Tibor Feldman). The fashion, the scene cuts/melds and music combo brings us back into a wonderful world of fashion with the new Emily named Amari (played by Simone Ashley) and 2nd assistant Charlie (played by Caleb Hearon). The changes at Runway include HR reminding everyone, including Miranda, that there are things you can and can not say because they are not P.C. Miranda has her sights set on a higher position in the company and Andie has her sights set on writing professionally again. Will she do it? Who will hurt on her way up the ladder? For that matter, will Miranda lose her mind, the respect she's gained in her industry and everything that Runway means to her? In the mix of all this, there is love: Miranda has Stuart (played fantastically by Kenneth Branagh), Emily finds Benji (played by Justin Theroux) and Andie finds Peter (played by Patrick Brammall). The three ladies mix and match their professional lives and love lives so differently and yet - love and work are needed. The support is there but the deep communication with these pairs is something that was missing in the first film. I would have liked to see Nigel in his own romance, but perhaps that comes later. It's a very touching movie and it's amazing to see who's got who's back as the business of Runway continues in this sequel. I'll always love the first movie but this sequel is a close second.

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