I'm not sure what it was about the trailer that made me really want to see this. I didn't even read the book, and I have issues with Anne Hathaway ever since Havoc. But I dragged my husband to it anyway. (And let me tell you, I didn't have issues with her in this film.)
Basic plot- Andrea Sachs is a newly grad trying to make her big break in journalism. So, to up her chances of getting her dream job, she ends up as a personal assistant to the editor of fashion mag "Runway", Miranda Priestly (played right on key by Meryl Streep). Unfortunately, it's a 24 hour on-call job for a demanding, demeaning boss who makes outrageous demands while dismissing them in the next breath. Andrea, or "Andy", takes the job in stride, knowing it will ultimately open doors for her career. But, she manages to compromise her own beliefs and alienate her friends in the process.
What irritated me was the whole situation with her boyfriend and friends. Sure, in the perfect world, you can tell The Man where to stick it and lead your own revolution. But in the real world, most people need to work their asses off and be under-appreciated to work their way to the top. Her friends acted like asses about it. Yeah, it was ridiculous for Andy to jump every time Miranda wanted something, but that was the job she chose to take. Oh hell, what am I going on about? It was a movie. I've read that in the book, Andy's own judgmental side is more evident. She's working with extremely superficial people...well, people whose world revolves around fashion at least. Andy, however, could give two shits less about fashion, so she writes them off as vacant, etc. Interesting little cycle.
Anyway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci gave awesome performances. Gotta love the Tucci!
And I'm putting the book down as a must read. (Update: I read the book. Quite good.)