★★★

The real world has caught up with Runway. Apparently. Just don’t tell The Devil Wears Prada 2, the twenty years gestated, gloss-fest sequel to David Frankel’s well-remembered original. Budget cuts may be à la mode in a breezy script by returning writer Aline Brosh McKenna but, when the top to bottom of Frankel’s (also back) screen looks every bit the $100m budget, it’s a somewhat shallow punch. Nostalgia can, after all, prove poisoned chalice. Sure, there’s a lot to like here but, make no mistake, the film wants heavily for its predecessor’s zippier outsider energy.