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The Devil Wears Prada 2 reviews are a mixed bag, so here are the most out-there takes

'It’s the cinematic equivalent of a cargo pant'

Claudia Cox
2nd May 2026, 20:55
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is finally out in cinemas, and nobody is short of opinions on it. Some people love it, some people hate it, and some seem to love hating on it. Here’s a handy round-up of the most out-there reviews of The Devil Wears Prada 2, so you can make up your own mind.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 has got some rave reviews

Woah, who would have guessed that journalists might like a film about how glamorous and important journalists are?

Time magazine argued the sequel is “actually a better movie than its predecessor“. Stephanie Zacharek felt that the first film mostly mocked the fashion industry, while the sequel “is both more affectionate toward fashion and more fiercely protective of what, at its best, it can be”.

Andy and Nigel living their best lives in the fashion cupboard in the devil wears prada 2
Andy and Nigel living their best lives in the fashion cupboard
(Image via 20th Century Studios / YouTube)

According to Mashable, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is “a perfect sequel” that  “cleverly reinvents the franchise for the now with its meme-worthy one-liners and undying love for fashion and journalism”.

The Times was a particular fan of Meryl Streep’s performance as Miranda Priestly. Well, aren’t we all? Kevin Maher wrote: “Streep guides the character to sublime places. She does physical comedy with a Jacques Tati-esque routine involving hanging up her own coat. She does mildly sozzled at a party in the Hamptons (cameos here including Jenna Bush and Tina Brown). And if Miranda’s default setting remains soigné swagger, she also reveals subterranean torrents through silent half-snarls and tiny broken grimaces.”

appropriately terrifying as Miranda Priestly devil wears prada 2 reviews
Meryl Streep being appropriately terrifying as Miranda Priestly
(Image via 20th Century Studios / YouTube)

Some critics have called out the film for its ‘mixed messaging’

The Hollywood Reporter complained that the film wasn’t deep and meaningful enough. David Rooney wrote: “Remind me, are we critiquing conspicuous displays of wealth or endorsing them? You could get whiplash trying to figure out where this movie stands on ostentatious luxury.”

He took issue with an “illogical plot contortion” about Andy criticising in increase of luxury real estate in New York… then moving into a fancy apartment anyway.

Others have whined about the plot

Annie Berke of The New Republic complained the film had too many subplots. “Some of it comes together, and some of it doesn’t … The Devil Wears Prada 2 just tries to do too much in its two-hour running time. It’s the cinematic equivalent of a cargo pant.”

“There are no real stakes in this movie,” according to Natasha Jokic in Buzzfeed. She wrote: “The opening is too rushed to make any of Andy’s motivations feel desperate or especially plausible.” Jokic pointed out that as the main characters all live luxurious lifestyles, it doesn’t seem to matter as much whether they keep their jobs. “Like, oh, gasp, Miranda has to fly economy. Won’t someone think of the children!”

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