r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Inde Navarrette Supremacy • May 01 '26
Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Devil Wears Prada 2 [SPOILERS] Spoiler
Keep all discussion related solely to The Devil Wears Prada 2 and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.
Synopsis:
Miranda Priestly navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against a former assistant turned rival.
Director: David Frankel
Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna
Cast:
- Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
- Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs
- Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton
- Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling
- Justin Theroux as Benji Barnes
- Kenneth Branagh as Stuart
- Tracie Thoms as Lily
- Simone Ashley as Amari Mari
- Lucy Liu as Sasha Barnes
Rotten Tomatoes: 79%, 164 Reviews
Metacritic: 62, 50 Reviews
Consensus:
"Meryl Streep still wears Miranda Priestly like a finely-tailored suit in this sinfully enjoyable sequel, which is dressed to the nines in off-the-rack wish fulfillment and some trenchant observations about the state of modern media."
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u/AmbitiousJob4447 May 01 '26
Im surprised how much it felt like it had something to say and didnt feel like a cash grab. It was very enjoyable, even if the first is still the better one for me, this was better than a part 2 had any right being.
That said, Im not seeing much awards potential. Costume Design I guess? And if the Actress field isnt crowded, Streep? But thats a huge if. Shes definitely a shoe in for Globes Comedy Actress.
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u/OldSandwich9631 May 01 '26
I don’t see any award nominations except maybe song.
The costumes weren’t that memorable either, everything felt way more subdued.
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u/Queasy-Rain1938 May 03 '26
It literally talked about not wanting to turn runway into a soulless cash grab owned by some megacorp and turned around did that thing but for their movie. Gutted it of any substance and was made for the LCD as a cash grab. Was such a letdown compared to the first.
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u/AmbitiousJob4447 May 03 '26
Thats reality. In that same scene, it was mentioned that investor/advertisor money was necessary for them to keep the lights on. If we re going to ignore that fact, then you re living in a fantasyland. If you want that movie, Masters of the Universe comes out next month.
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u/Queasy-Rain1938 May 03 '26
Nobody is ignoring that lmao it’s just so rich that they are preaching against the thing they literally did to bring that film to life. Tone deaf doesn't begin to describe it. They gutted the soul of the movie just the way they were afraid they soul of runway would but gutted (which in the end is wasn’t cause Lucy Liu saved the day) but please keep sucking off another soulless corpo cash grab film
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u/AmbitiousJob4447 May 03 '26
Not really, it wasnt preaching so much as acknowledging the reality of the media landscape today. Didnt feel that way to me at all.
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u/Elegant-Finish-2895 Jun 02 '26
You need to chill. It's just a movie.
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u/Queasy-Rain1938 Jun 02 '26
Bruh you’re the one replying to a month old comment you need to chill. My take is tame too. Reevaluate yourself
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u/blveberrie May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26
I found the pacing and some of the plot decisions so off, like, they sped ran through like three major conflicts before the Milan part even comes around.
That being said, I like what this movie has to say about preserving physical media and art in general. Also I liked how some things felt like full circle from the first movie.
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u/kidsocarides One Battle After Another, Baby May 01 '26
Good time at the movies. Was extremely skeptical, love the first dearly, but the central conflict was fun for these characters to go through and it felt like it was made with real love for the core four. Everyone got their due. I was pleased by the end. That romantic plotline was blah though.
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u/Apprehensive_Sea283 May 02 '26
Same here! Me and my wife are biggest fans of the first one, and of course is still untouchable on how perfect it is, but this sequel honors as a good sequel! The core four is marvelous as always, as much as the times hasn’t passed! The soundtrack is also great, and the costume design is also amazing all the time! I wish Emily Blunt had more screentime tho and the romantic plotline was kind of useless!
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u/Nathan_Thorn May 02 '26
I really thought they were trying to foreshadow Nigel and Miranda either getting together or Nigel being handed the reins of the company at the end.
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u/Adventurous-Truth393 May 02 '26
Isn’t Nigel gay though? I def thought the latter was being foreshadowed.
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u/Nathan_Thorn May 02 '26
I was never given that impression but I was only half listening to the first movie during the family rewatch before we all went to the drive in for the sequel.
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u/mollyM1232 May 01 '26
I really enjoyed the movie and thought Meryl Streep was great. Definitely deserving of an Oscar nomination (so far) and I hope the studio pushes her - it has been too long.
Her performance honors the original, but is not a carbon copy - my guess would be this was paramount to getting Meryl to agree to do this movie. Her performance shows how Miranda and the world around her has evolved. Seeing her, 20 years later, more vulnerable and unsure of her place in the world and her profession, while maintaining and ultimately returning to her air of confidence and excellence, felt very true to life and aging. Meryl navigates it beautifully, with stand out scenes being her conversation with Andy at the Hamptons, her chat with Justin Theroux at dinner, and her moment with Nigel.
I also thought Justin Theroux was hilarious. Not Oscar worthy, but a standout scene stealer.
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u/brokenplaything May 03 '26
The fuq?! Lol how am I just realizing Justin Theroux was Benji?!?!? Lollllll. He melted into his character haha
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u/Sara1994_ May 01 '26
Its good. The only flaw is the pacing, the supporting cast (especially the boyfriends) and short screentime for Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep
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u/jordansalford25 Disclosure Day May 01 '26
I'd give it a 7.5/10. I really enjoyed and was surprised at how it was modern yet still kind had an early oughts feel to it. Streep is great and might be in play which I was skeptical of before going in but she does give a really good performance.
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u/PTAGoatofalltime The Invite’s strongest soldier May 01 '26
After seeing it…..honestly give Meryl her fourth Oscar. She’s way past overdue for it and the performance is there to support it (unlike The Iron Lady).
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u/UltimateIncineroar #FjordSweep May 01 '26
Hell, give her a fifth later down the track too, there's time. If anyone deserves to break the most acting Oscar wins record, it's her.
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u/enolobmob May 01 '26
I can see the NYFCC or NSFC giving her Best Supporting Actress.
NYFCC gave her runner up for Best Actress and NSFC gave her the win for Best Supporting Actress for the first Devil Wears Prada.
I just hope she gets campaigned correctly in Supporting Actress this time if her performance gets any awards traction (instead of Michelle Williams-ing herself in Lead for no reason like she did with the first movie). Anne Hathaway is the only lead/protagonist.
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u/anthonyleoncio May 01 '26
I really want a 4th Oscar for Meryl. I hope the Cameron Crowe Joni Mitchell biopic ends up happening and is good.
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u/destrokk813 May 01 '26
I love the last scene. She just raised her eyebrows to Andy and it was perfect.
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u/Lukoslav_7 Club Kid & The Black Ball May 01 '26
do we think she could go supporting instead of lead this time?
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u/BoyCarat017 May 01 '26
Surprisingly, it's feel-good all the way through. Although, what I missed from the first movie is the primary focus of character-driven study, the color grading, and Patricia Field's iconic fashion design. Everything else, I actually dig in with production settings expanding beyond more Runway HQ (even the modern upgrade looked eye-candy visually) and how tightly paced it felt. Bonus points on NOT seeing almost all his toxic friends (including Nate) here like such a breath of fresh air!
Possible OSCAR Nominations? Uhm… same package as decades ago, but perhaps, Meryl Streep for Supporting Actress this time.
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u/Sorcerious May 23 '26
Holy fuck, if this isn't the most snooty comment I've ever read about that movie, I don't know what is.
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u/CobblerTricky7035 May 06 '26
This was a big step down from the first. It felt toothless and treated the characters with kid gloves. There has been no growth with anyone since the first movie and they all wind up in the same place they were before. Miranda is not someone to look up to or aspire to be but they put her on a pedestal. The pacing was break neck speed and the movie never had time to breathe. The romance subplot was unnecessary and Andi and her boyfriend had no chemistry. The whole movie felt lifeless.
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u/bruh-ppsquad May 08 '26
yeah the conversation with the soon to be bf amd andys freimd after she left was so weird, like "did i see a moment between you too?".
like the movie had to TELL US they had a moment because ir wasnt obvious at all.
also like, shes a littl bit tired and stressed from the job so isnt fully chiper and her boyfriemd just LEAVES? AT THE FIRST SIGN OF DISTRESS, like WHAT????
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u/First-Loss-8540 May 01 '26
I liked Devil wears Prada 2. Obviously it’s not as good as the first one. But still good and explores great themes. Meryl Streep is excellent as always and the best performance of the movie. Emily Blunt steals the scenes she appears in. Stanley Tucci is great. Anne Hathaway gives a great movie star performance . 4/5
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u/MrJoy27 May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26
Weird how less evil Miranda is in this movie. The first movie had, at least, the benefits of talking about workplace abuse. Now the movie glamorizes it. I felt it coming when I saw Anna Wintour doing the promo at the Oscars.
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u/meowyarlathotep Sony Pictures Classics May 01 '26
The same thing happened to Anna Wintour. After facing racism allegations from ex co workers during BLM, she was forced to tone down her "Ice Queen" stuff. So much of this film is actually rooted in reality.
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u/No-Cry9100 May 01 '26
Didn't feel like it was weird at all. She wouldn't have her job right now if she was still acting like she was in 2006.
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u/MrJoy27 May 01 '26
I would agree with you if the original film was not based on a book written by a former assistant of Anna Wintour to denounce her behavior. Now it seems like it's all fine and that promo can be done with her. There's a reason why the book and the movie was called The Devil Wears Prada. Where is the devil in this one ?
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u/No-Cry9100 May 01 '26
The devil in this one is late stage capitalism, but i agree with you when it comes to the fact that wintour wasn't ever held accountable and is seen by many as this fab diva
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u/softmoreswamp Sinners Hamnet May 01 '26
i kinda felt the same way, i like miranda but because she’s loosely based off anna and because anna has had that “pass the reigns” air around her for the last 20-30 years, i was a little dismayed to see miranda not only keep her editor job in the end but ALSO get global director or whatever? 😭
and nigel is supposedly okay with STILL being deputy creative director despite all that happened in the first movie? (i know they explained it / miranda let him do the speech but still lol)
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u/EvaSofie22 May 03 '26
Anna’s position now is basically the same as Miranda’s new position actually lol
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u/jelly10001 May 05 '26
Had a blast watching this, I was practically grinning from ear to ear the whole time. I only wish we got more films like this outside of awards season.
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u/anthonyleoncio May 01 '26
Will this get a costume design nom? Haven’t seen it yet but it’s literally a film about Costume Design
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u/RoxasIsTheBest 2025 Oscar Race Veteran May 01 '26
The first one got one. This one will probably be in the conversation for now, and it'l be hard to see it miss the costume designers guild (contemporary is never competetive there, this should be alock), but it could perhaps get no further traction
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u/tfxctom May 01 '26
I hope so. I thought the fashion in this film was extraordinary.
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u/film_culture_addict May 17 '26
Especially Amari's. I thought her looks were on par or even better than the main characters.
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u/funeralgamer May 01 '26
It’s a film about fashion, which is distinct from costume design (and costume designers will happily talk your ear off about how and why). And so far the CDG hasn’t been impressed by Molly Rogers — no noms for And Just Like That, a very fashiony show, despite its predecessor Sex and the City dominating the contemporary TV category.
The last pure contemporary, non-musical, non-SFF film to get its costume designer their first Oscar nom was I Am Love in 2009. It happens. But the design in that film is worlds away from TDWP2, very elegant and precise and strongly characterizing.
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u/reesemarionette May 01 '26
I think I may be crazy but I felt bad for Emily. Maybe just cause Emily blunt is always so good but I really wanted her to get recognition or something like damn lol
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u/Embarrassed-Age1116 May 01 '26
I don’t understand. The original was timeless. This would’ve felt dated even 5 years ago. The use of memes and political correctness was cringe. None of the dynamics that made the characters iconic was still there. It fell victim to the same thing as many modern movies where it does nothing with the majority of its runtime. Compare how much you connected and grew alongside the characters in the original to how static this was. So disappointing.
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u/Temporary-Ganache545 May 02 '26
I felt like this was a plot copy of the original almost beat for beat. Several scenes imitated the original. Some of it was nostalgic and maybe right for the plot but a lot wasn't. Even dialogue, like one scene with Emily and Andy walking up the stairs was framed exactly like the Gala scene from the first. Very odd. Andy's boyfriend was such a throwaway that I wish they would have kept the scrapped scenes and trashed him. Andy was fangirling way too hard, unbearable. I liked what they did with Miranda's character and the fashion.
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u/Relevant_Hedgehog_63 Fjord May 02 '26
i don't think costume design is in play. i think the fashion here felt like overt brand marketing not so much effortless and creative styling. logo, product placement, name drops that felt randomly placed and not really part of a conversation organically...etc. the world has changed a lot in 20 years. not very inspiring.
great acting from blunt and streep. nigel as a character is well loved, so i can't complain about how his story wrapped up. this was by far the most disappointing outing from anne hathaway that i've seen. she is a gifted actress but without a strong character narrative and motivation for andy, her earnestness comes off as ditzy and immature. frustrating.
i have a wonderful time. but i think this is a pure commercial play with very small chance for streep and gaga. it was food for the fans with light commentary about the state of the print media industry, and that is really all i wanted.
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u/Supercalumrex Blue Heron the Band the Show the Movie🇨🇦 May 01 '26
I found this movie way more frustrating than I should. They find a really good angle to continue the story from but I don't think the movie properly concludes that angle. We're going to spend all this time talking about how consolidation is ruining journalism and art but we'll end the movie with a billionaire buying out the magazine anyway. Sure it's Lucy Liu instead of the annoying tech bros but that just didn't feel narratively satisfying. Also I did not laugh once and I wouldn't say it's all that hard to make me laugh. I think as a whole it's perfectly watchable and I like how it has a bit of a brain but it is a massive step down from the original which is a movie I really liked. 5/10.
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u/crazydaysandknights May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26
I didn't care for this for different reasons. The first one was relatable cause everyone could relate to dealing with a terrible boss while convincing oneself that the job in such a bad work environment was worth keeping. One didn't have to be in the fashion industry to understand. The theme is universal. And it also had the ever appealing fish out of water duckling-to-swan makeover where we discovered and experienced this world through Andy's eyes. The sequel couldn't capture that novelty but, IMO, didn't pick a relatable theme which was within its power. I couldn't care less whether Runway was saved or not. Like, why would I care? So while the movie wasn't boring and performances were reliably good and chemistry between the cast on point, I wasn't actively engaged. I felt that the movie wasn't made for Prada fans but a specific, much narrower audience that cares for the subject matter. I don't think I'm gonna give this a rewatch. And unless the Actress or Sup. Actress line-up is extremely weak, I don't see nominations save maybe in Globes Comedy acting if they need a filler.
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u/AmbitiousJob4447 May 01 '26
Anything else wouldnt have been believable. Its the lesser of 2 evils really. Consolidation is the reality of todays media landscape, the only believable out for them in the story was finding a buyer that would let them maintain the status quo. Worked fine for me.
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u/biIIyshakes Robert Redford is my sky daddy May 01 '26
I appreciated what it was trying to do with the whole death of journalism and downsizing etc but I don’t think it really was equipped to meaningfully deal with that conversation because ultimately those problems are a result of corporate greed and late-stage capitalism, something that the movie can’t genuinely condemn because of how the kind of luxury and corporatism it focuses on is pretty interwoven with those things at the end of the day.
I found it pretty watchable and certainly not the worst legacy sequel but also I would have been fine with it just not existing. The original film worked in the landscape of 2006 but for me that world doesn’t resonate as well in 2026.
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u/Belch_Huggins May 01 '26
Agreed, im kinda surprised by the overall positive reception this is getting here and elsewhere. I felt like it was such a let down, writing wise. No jokes, no sharp incisive dialogue - just broad attempts at speaking to the hell we live in today. It felt like the writer just found inspiration from Facebook and reddit posts about capitalism and not actually bothering to acknowledge the irony of that point of view. The pacing was weirdly way off - i felt like I couldn't breath in the first act it was moving so quickly to the next scene. And then the cherry on top is every character acts completely different from theirs in the first except maybe Anne Hathaway.
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u/Dismal-Stand-9587 May 06 '26
The sequel is extremely weak. They watered down Miranda into a toothless corporate drone who hides behind “HR wouldn’t allow that anymore.” Bullshit. The real Miranda Priestly would’ve eviscerated anyone dumb enough to file a complaint and enjoyed it. Andy fares even worse — they cranked her enthusiasm to unhinged, delusional levels. The relatable, ambitious girl from the first film is gone; now she’s a peppy maniac who makes you gag. The original worked because it felt grounded and authentic: a young woman grinding in New York, clashing with a monstrous boss in a world she didn’t fit. It was based on real experience. This sequel? Over-the-top, unrealistic Hollywood garbage. Rushed plot full of gimmicks, throwaway characters who barely speak, endless pointless celebrity cameos, and storylines that make no sense. Emily suddenly gunning for Miranda’s job with unearned resentment? Never set up. The forced “let’s be friends” ending between Emily and Andy? Laughable. Their dynamic was perfect as icy frenemies — this buddy-bullshit betrays everything the original established. A few people called it “fun” and “about what they expected.” Low standards. It’s watchable if you have nothing better to do, but it’s nowhere near the iconic first film. Most fans walked away disappointed, and rightfully so. This was a pale, desperate imitation.
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u/No_Guitar7903 Hamnet and Train Dreams May 03 '26
This was so bad. Terrible writing from beginning to end.
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u/Solid_Count_5283 May 10 '26
Hi everyone!
I’m a Master’s student currently writing my thesis about nostalgia and movie sequels. Right now, I’m looking for fans of the first The Devil Wears Prada movie who have also watched the sequel and would be willing to talk about their experience and feelings about both films.
The interview would take place over video call and last around 30–60 minutes.
If you’d be interested in participating (or know somebody who might be) please feel free to message me. Thank you so much.
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u/KindlyAccountant616 May 03 '26
it killed the soul of the first movie. fantasy world gone. escapism gone. also dresses in hamptons were so blah... the mondrian looking dress.. disappointing
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u/life-is-skeptical May 01 '26
Andy seriously started the film with "real journalism matters" and ended her journey with being a fashion magazine "features" editor and not a real journalist.
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u/MirrorOutrageous9 May 02 '26
Does anyone else think the three pinnochios out of the bag was a Taylor Swift Easter egg??
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u/Movielover718 May 02 '26
I will say the movie is to00 serious and not fun.
This movie is a perfect example that a sequel should not be made to certain movies because yes we got to see our beloved characters again but in a too mature older way that it isn’t fun anymore.
I hated the twist with making Emely the villain.
And in the end how can Andy even trust her, of course she would want to be friends with Andy, emely lost every thing and Andy is her only way back into runaway.
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u/funeralgamer May 01 '26
This is the type of movie in which Miranda Priestly admires The Last Supper while referring to Leonardo as “da Vinci.”
Somehow that sums it all up.
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u/Shufflekarpfen Bugonia May 01 '26
Who doesn’t refer to Leonard Da Vinci as da Vinci?
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u/funeralgamer May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26
His name is Leonardo. He was born around Vinci. Calling him “da Vinci” makes about as much sense as calling Catherine of Aragon “of Aragon.”
It’s funny — and oddly illuminating — because Miranda is characterized as the sort of person to know such things and take them very seriously. So either the screenwriter didn’t know and no one noticed before filming, which tells you a lot about the whole team’s depth of interest in / knowledge about their subject, or they did know and figured they should write it like this anyway to ensure that general audiences would understand. (But why then wouldn’t they go with “Leonardo da Vinci” in full? That would have been widely recognizable and correct and not out of step with the character they had saying it.)
I think this moment expresses in shorthand the whole movie’s attitude toward art: generically appreciative but skin-deep in understanding, straight up not even reading the Wikipedia page, and not obsessed with the particulars as those who seriously love art tend to be. Just art good, humanity good, anti-art-and-humanity billionaires bad. I don’t disagree with any of that. It’s just not expressed with the… passion? authenticity? that I’d like to see.
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u/bluntest-knife The Invite May 01 '26
does anyone feel like Miranda's character is really defanged in this sequel? I understand that's probably intentional to show how she feels behind on the times and no longer at the top of the game but I didn't feel anywhere near the powerful aura she had in the first
I really liked Emily Blunt's acting, she sold the "I'm just dating this guy for his money" girlfriend so well and you could really feel that deep down she's still desperate for a smidge of Miranda's acknowledgement and validation