The sequel, once again written by Aline Brosh McKenna and directed by David Frankel, is packed with beautiful designer outfits, celebrity cameos such as Marc Jacobs and Naomi Campbell, as well as iconic locations like New York and Milan.
And the much-loved leads – Tucci as Miranda’s creative director, Nigel Kipling, and Hathaway as Andy Sachs who returns to Runway as its new features editor, are sharp in their portrayals.
Blunt reprises her role as Emily Charlton, who is no longer an assistant at the magazine and now works as a high-up executive in luxury retail.
While there are still “snarky one-liners” and moments of wit in the sequel, the characters find themselves in a “whole new landscape”, Blunt says.
“I like that the movie deals with the ideas of realisation, forgiveness, reconciliation, reclamation,” she adds.
So far, reviews for the film have been mostly positive – with Variety describing it, external as “a sequel made with intelligence and respect for both its predecessor and the legions who still love it”.
The Guardian says, external it is “good-natured, buoyant entertainment”.
Empire, meanwhile, adds , externalthat the film “serves its characters with a fresh story instead of relying solely on the tropes of its predecessor” but does note “this high-fashion tale could have benefitted from higher stakes”.
But The Hollywood Reporter describes, external the film as “pretty polished and as featherweight as a fawning magazine puff piece”.