The reviews are in for the long-awaited sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” and the verdict isn’t too shabby.
Set twenty years later, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci are all returning and are joined by Kenneth Branagh as the husband of Streep’s Miranda Priestly – the demanding editor-in-chief of Runway magazine.
The film is pulling in a 77% on Rotten Tomatoes from 108 reviews, and a 61/100 on Metacritic from 44 reviews – good but hardly great numbers.
Almost all reviews indicate this isn’t the kind of film that will get much replay like the first one did, but more than a few call it a respectable sequel nonetheless. Here’s a sampling of reviews:
“It’s difficult to imagine anyone being terribly upset by anything in The Devil Wears Prada 2. It’s pretty and polished and as featherweight as a fawning magazine puff piece; it will doubtless make a fortune.” – David Rooney, THR
“So yes, The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits painfully home, and perpetual job insecurity is hardly exclusive to the media world. Yet even for those who can’t relate, there’s still plenty of the indulgent, fondant pleasures to take part in.” – Clarisse Loughrey, Independent
“If it ain’t broke… well, maybe don’t make a whole sequel about it? More optimistically, if this sequel is giving the fans more of what they loved in the first place, at least it’s not wholly disastrous or oddly insulting. It’s fine.” – Kate Erbland, Indiewire
“I wonder what Wintour will make of this diminished avatar pursuing the same promotion that she herself just claimed at Condé Nast as global head of content. Content is to prestige journalism what Shein is to Chanel.” – Amy Nicholson, The LA Times
“None of the stars here is slacking, and their combined, easily resumed chemistry ensures that this sequel, for good long stretches, feels like old times — even if it’s hard to imagine fans of its predecessor cherishing repeat viewings.” – Guy Lodge, Variety
“I wouldn’t begrudge anyone who just wants to see her and these actors together again. But the movie, well stocked in Prada, could have used a bit more of Streep’s unflappable devil.” – Jake Coyle, AP
“We like to joke about how ‘this meeting could have been an email’ but if all ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ can offer is Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt on-screen together again, then this film could have been a Zoom call.” – William Bibbiani, The Wrap
“The first Devil Wears Prada was certainly an artifact of the 2000s and this sequel is too, in that it’s a soul-less nostalgia grab with some interesting opinions it doesn’t really want to dive into.” – Kristen Lopez, The Film Maven
The reviews come as the film is on track for a potential $80 million domestic and $180 million worldwide opening weekend, easily one of the biggest box-office debuts of 2026.
