BACK COVER SYNOPSIS: Based on the hilarious best-selling novel, this sinfully funny movie starring Academy Award winner Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway is sensationally entertaining in every way. As assistant to impossibly demanding New York fashion magazine editor, Miranda Priestley (Streep), young Andy Sachs (Hathaway) has landed a job that a "million girls would die for." Unfortunately, her heaven-sent appointment as Miranda's personal whipping girl just might be the death of her! Featuring stand out performances by Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt, plus a closetful of must-have DVD "accessories", THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA is a fresh, funny, fabulous masterpiece.

FILM REVIEW: "The Devil Wears Prada" is really "Working Girl" for the fashion industry. It's not really new but it does offer an exclusive look in to the world of the fashion industry and offers a very memorable character in the form of Miranda Priestly played by Meryl Streep. She commands the screen every time she shows up and you can't help but be entertained by her ruthless efficiency and dark, funny demands (ie she demands Andy get her the unpublished manuscript of the latest Harry Potter book for her kids). Watching Streep devour this character and have such fun with it is a pleasure to watch. On this point alone, this film is absolutely worth a look.

Aside from the fashion angle, this film is not particularly remarkable, following the typical coming-of-age story that was done so very well in films like "Working Girl" and even to a much lesser extent "The Secret of my Success". In many ways, this film is reminiscent of these types of 80's films. It's a lot of fun, light, and gives you an insight in to the fashion industry (and numerous real-life references, including a cameo by Valentino) which we haven't seen on display in a mainstream film like this before. The attention to detail is exemplary in this film; a lot of research went in to the fashion on display to ensure all of the major brands were in the film and shown in the best light.

The acting is first rate, with some funny performances from Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt. Less spectacular is the lead, Anne Hathaway. There isn't really much of a character transformation on offer (aside from the fashion changes). It's a coming of age story which in turn demands some kind of character transformation, but for some reason, she seems exactly the same at the end as she does at the beginning (again, aside from the fashion changes). If she had been a bit more special, the film might have gone up a notch or two.

"The Devil Wears Prada" is an entertaining film that is unlikely to bore you and worth spending 104 minutes of your life on. How much you like it really depends on your interest in fashion.

TECHNICAL REVIEW: The film has been given an extremely good transfer given that it's only on a single disc and packed with extras. The pop soundtrack is entertaining, especially hearing hits such as Madonna's "Vogue" and "Jump" transposed against some memorable fashion images. Overall, an excellent job and will put your home theatre through its paces.

EXTRAS REVIEW: The extras on this DVD cover different elements of the film, mainly focusing on the fashion and Miranda Priestly angle. There are six featurettes running a grand total of 40 minutes, covering the film's development, the fashion utilised in the film, the costumer designer and in interview with the editor in chief of Elle-Italy. Suprisingly, a lot of information is packed in to these featurettes, but they are still just featurettes. The audio commentary makes up for the lack of documentary, featuring a very scene-specific and detailed description of what it took to make the film. There are nine deleted scenes, a gag reel (Meryl Streep's variations on one particular line are hilarious) and a theatrical trailer. Overall, for a single disc we get a fairly good range of extras that give you a solid insight in to the film if not an extensive one.

BOTTOM LINE: Must have DVD for fashion fanatics, but for the rest of us, put it in your collection once it goes on sale.