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The Devil Wears Prada 2 has a message about the state of the media in 2026 hidden alongside its nostalgic jokes and fashion montages The marketing for The Devil Wears Prada 2 might have made it seem like a clumsy lunge at millennials – Diet Coke! Starbucks! Nostalgia! – but according to critics, looks can be just as deceptive as that seemingly unassuming cerulean sweater . In a coup for a film sequel, all of the central cast are back in place for The Devil Wears Prada 2, with Meryl Streep back as the iconic Miranda Priestly alongside Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt . Rarer still, it seems like they’ve pulled off creating a sequel that delivers on nostalgia while offering an updated take on the original material instead of a straight up re-hash. Although the praise isn’t entirely unanimous, the majority of critics have praised The Devil Wears Prada 2 for casting a side eye over the concerning direction of journalism in the modern age. Here’s what the reviews are saying so far… The Independent (4/5) “The sequel has also seemingly come out of nowhere to deliver what might be the most trenchant, committed portrait made about the state of contemporary journalism.” The Telegraph (4/5) “Does it all amount to much more than a millennial nostalgia bath? Perhaps not – and an avalanche of fashion-world cameos, from Lady Gaga to Donatella Versace, lend it an ‘officially endorsed’ air that the original felt juicier without. “Part of the genius of the earlier film was that it doubled as both send-up and celebration. This one skews towards the latter, and crosses its fingers that the party might have a few more years left in it yet.” The Devil Wears Prada 2 reunites Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway's Andy Sachs Little White Lies (4/5) “Make no mistake – The Devil Wears Prada 2 scratches every itch a legacy sequel ought, with callbacks and cameos and jokes galore. “But if the first film is Tom Ford and Calvin Klein then this time it’s Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen – less slick, and with something darker underneath.” Mashable “Director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna return, treating their shimmering sequel like an event, one that’s just as meme-worthy and acerbic 20 years down the runway [...] It’s unmistakably The Devil Wears Prada, but make it 2026, and it’s matched by the film’s unparalleled cast.” Collider (8/10) “The chemistry between the returning and new characters of Runway in The Devil Wears Prada 2 is spot-on, making the film feel cohesive, and it successfully tackles crucial issues of our modern era that are relevant for 2026. “While there may be one or two too many callbacks to the first film and a couple of unnecessary subplots, the sequel doesn’t rely entirely on nostalgia, nor does it strip away everything that made the original great.” HuffPost UK “Given the enduring popularity of the original 2006 film, and how engrained it is in pop culture, it was always going to take a cinematic miracle for the imaginatively-titled The Devil Wears Prada 2 to live up to its iconic predecessor. “Indeed, it’s probably no great spoiler to say that it never really manages it – but that’s not to say that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a bad film, albeit not a hugely memorable one.” The Guardian (3/5) “This follow-up is fun, though let down by Andy’s bafflingly dreary and chemistry-free romance with a dull Australian real estate magnate [...] This is good-natured, buoyant entertainment. It’s wearing well.” Anne Hathaway returns as Andy Sachs in the new Devil Wears Prada sequel Empire (3/5) “A sequel that serves its characters with a fresh story instead of relying solely on the tropes of its predecessor. This high-fashion tale could have benefited from higher stakes, but Streep and company remain as in vogue as ever.” Variety “The good news is that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is not willfully enshittified. It’s a sequel made with intelligence and respect for both its predecessor and the legions who still love it [...] But it is, by almost any metric, a lesser movie: narratively, emotionally and cinematically flatter, buoyed by game performances that nonetheless steadfastly fail to surprise.” The Hollywood Reporter “David Frankel’s sequel hits familiar beats that fans will eat up and deftly reconfigures the core trio of women into new adversarial positions, even if it ultimately lapses into cosy sentimentality. The movie is best when it sticks to fluffy, fun nostalgia rather than shooting for substance.” The Devil Wears Prada is in cinemas from Friday 1 May. READ MORE: The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is An Excercise In Nostalgic Escapism And 'That's All' Meryl Streep Turned Down The Devil Wears Prada 2 Until Bosses 'Doubled' Their Offer Sydney Sweeney's Cameo Has Been Cut From The Devil Wears Prada 2
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