Down to earth (and impossibly pretty) young graduate takes demeaning job for megabitch of a boss in fashionista Manhattan. Hmm⦠sound familiar?
This Devil Wears Prada knock-off screams ‘fake’ at every turn. ‘I was the Chanel bag of nannies,’ muses Annie (Scarlett Johansson) as she juggles the incessant demands of Mrs X (Laura Linney â having a ball), a shallow socialite unable to handle her only child or her philandering husband (Paul Giamatti).
The top-of-the-range cast also includes Alicia Keys as the obligatory ‘ethnically diverse, wise friend’ (again, soooo DWP) and there’s catty wit galore but quite who this chick flick is designed for is puzzling.
If it’s for yummy mummies, why the snippy single gal’s perspective? However, it’s surprisingly touching â if hardly supercalifragilistic.
