| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A devilishly good time and the most scrumptious comedy of the year." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...has a brain and a point to make." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...I thought the movie should have reversed the roles played by Grenier and Baker..." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...surprisingly sharp..." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...this is Streep's show..." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...(Streep) gently, graciously, and firmly steals the picture away from her younger colleague." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"The casting of Streep as Miranda is inspired, and she pulls off a rare 'bad guy' role with mastery." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Clothes to die for and an outrageous fashion diva compete for attention in this dishy comedy." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"The snaky Streep wisely chooses not to imitate Vogue editrix Anna Wintour, the inspiration for the book, but creates her own surprisingly believable character." more... |
A- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"With her silver hair and pale skin, her whispery diction as perfect as her posture, Ms. Streep's Miranda inspires both terror and a measure of awe." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...more of a hit than a miss." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...sinfully funny..." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Meryl Streep is eeire perfection." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...as credible and fine-tuned as it is, Streep's less intimidating characterization doesn't quite have the teeth it needs..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...the movie has inexplicably watered down some of the nasty fun of the novel." more... |
C+ |
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