I’m just gonna say it right off the bat: this movie should have been called The Devil Still Wears Prada. The title was sitting right there. Easy layup. But whatever—we move.
Walking out of The Devil Wears Prada 2, I had one main thought: this is exactly how you do a legacy sequel. It’s been almost 20 years since The Devil Wears Prada, and instead of feeling like some forced, nostalgia-cash-in revival, it genuinely feels like slipping back into a world that never really left people in the first place.
And yeah, I’ll say it—I’ve got this as a top 10 movie of the year so far.
The smartest thing the movie does is actually acknowledge that 20-year gap. Right away, it’s poking fun at how different things are now. There’s a quick moment where Meryl Streep’s Miranda goes to do the classic coat toss and has to stop herself and hang it up because, you know, HR exists now. It’s a small joke, but it tells you everything—you’re not in 2006 anymore. There’s another bit where she has to talk about body positivity and you can see how painful that is for her. Stuff like that is where the movie really works. It knows what it used to be, and it knows the world has changed.
What’s interesting is that the movie isn’t really about the same thing as the first one at all. The original was about figuring yourself out, not losing who you are trying to impress the wrong people. This one is way more about survival. Anne Hathaway’s Andy isn’t the wide-eyed newcomer anymore—she’s a grown adult in a collapsing industry. The opening where her entire journalism company wins awards and then gets laid off via text is brutal, but it feels very real. That’s just where things are right now. There’s a lot baked in here about downsizing, consolidation, even AI creeping into industries and making people feel replaceable no matter how good they are.
And somehow, even with all that, the movie is still just… really fun.
A huge part of that is the cast. Meryl Streep is still operating at an absurd level, just a little less untouchable this time. Anne Hathaway feels like a natural evolution of Andy, not a rewrite. Emily Blunt is just as sharp as ever. And honestly, Stanley Tucci might still be the best part of both movies—he’s the standard. The chemistry is still there, and more importantly, it feels like they actually wanted to come back and do this.
It also still looks great, which matters for a movie like this. The fashion is on point, New York looks amazing, and once it shifts to Milan in the last act, it really leans into that glossy, escapist vibe that made the first one so rewatchable. There’s even a cameo in there that I won’t spoil that got a great reaction.
The new additions mostly work. Simone Ashley stands out the most—she fits right into this world and holds her own. Kenneth Branagh, B. J. Novak, and Lucy Liu all add something, especially with the movie dipping a bit into what people with money and influence should actually be doing with it. The only real miss for me was Justin Theroux—his character feels like every over-the-top tech billionaire stereotype rolled into one, and it gets a little exhausting.
But overall, this just works. It doesn’t ignore the past, but it doesn’t rely on it either. It builds on it. It updates the themes in a way that makes sense 20 years later, and most importantly, it still feels like The Devil Wears Prada. Not a watered-down version of it, not a modern imitation—just a continuation that actually belongs.
Did it need a sequel? Probably not. The original ended perfectly. But after watching this, I’m not mad it exists at all. They waited long enough to actually have something new to say, and it shows.
And honestly, if you loved the first one, you’re going to have a really good time with this.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 = 78/100
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