The Devil Wears Prada 2

Currently only in theaters

Runtime: 1 Hour and 59 Minutes

Rated PG-13

It’s been twenty years since Andy Sachs left Runway to pursue her own journalism career. Now a successful editor of a thriving digital publication, Andy is unexpectedly pulled back into the high-fashion world when Miranda Priestly faces a scandal at Runway and needs help saving her iconic magazine.

As Andy and Miranda reunite, old tensions resurface while new challenges emerge in a rapidly changing industry. Forced to work together, they must navigate ambition, loyalty, and reinvention, discovering that success often comes with a price, and some relationships never truly go out of style.

Themes:‍ ‍

Fashion, being fired, magazines, news, change, integrity, success, relationships, editing, death, the cafeteria, business, betrayal, when to get out, age. visionaries, vendors, artistry, teamwork, saving oneself, journalism,

Language:

A*s - 2 Fword - 2 D*mn - 1 Hell - 3 Sh*t - 1 Religious Exclamation - 12

Name-calling such as fat, stupid, heifer, etc.

Stuff to be aware of:

‍ ‍Alcohol and Drugs - There are multiple scenes with people drinking alcoholic beverages. A joke about a methadone clinic is made.

‍ ‍Sexual - At the very beginning of the movie, a woman is looking at herself in the bathroom mirror, brushing her teeth. She is assumed to be naked, but only her bare shoulders are seen.

A woman jokes about not sleeping her way to the top of her career. She remarks that she only slept with two or three guys, and they were “hot and powerless.” A man kisses a woman and taps her on her clothed rear end. A man and a woman kiss passionately and close the door to his apartment, it seems to imply sex.

‍ ‍Violence/Gore - A woman mentioned her future suicide in jest, and her assistant lets her know she can’t say that. A man dies at a party. His body is seen lying on the ground. The movie doesn’t explain the reason for his death, but heart attack is what I assumed.

Overall:‍ ‍

Seeing It With Your Family

While the overall content of The Devil Wears Prada sequel feels fairly family-friendly, the language tells a different story. A few uses of strong profanity—especially the f-word—caught me off guard. They felt out of place in both their timing and delivery, standing out more than they added to the scenes they were in.

What I Thought

When we last saw these characters in The Devil Wears Prada back in 2006, they were in a very different place than where we find them now. Don’t go in expecting the same personalities dropped into a new story. They’ve aged, changed, and at first don’t quite feel like the characters we remember. However, as the story unfolds, these updated versions begin to feel like natural progressions of who they’ve become.

That said, the story moves at a slower pace—and as my daughter summed it up, it can feel “a bit boring.” I remember the original being sharper, funnier, and more consistently witty. This sequel has its moments, but overall, it didn’t capture that same level of enjoyment for me.

One bright spot is Stanley Tucci’s Nigel, who really gets a chance to shine toward the end. I also found myself enjoying the scenes more when he, or Emily Blunt’s Emily, was on screen. Still, both remain supporting players to Andy and Miranda.

Overall, the film succeeds in revisiting these characters, but it falls short of delivering a truly engaging or exciting story. Some viewers may love seeing them again, but for me, it’s not one I feel a strong desire to revisit.