imdb link Photos Julie and Julia is the story of struggling writer Julie Powell who starts a blog about her life. Julie (Amy Adams) is trying to get her life in order by blogging about cooking every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. In parallel, the movie tells the story of Julia Child (Meryl Streep) learning French cooking, teaching French cooking, writing the cookbook, and getting it published. The film contrasts Julie and Julia's husbands and romances.
Review: Julie and Julia is a fluffy sweet confection which is so positive & likeable that I have to recommend the movie. Amy Adams' character seems so sisterly and so girl-next-door so that I feel like I know her from somewhere. Meryl Streep's Julia Child is so lively and dynamic that even watching her chop onions is fun. The dialog by director Nora Ephron gives us a look into the character's lives that keeps the uneventful plot interesting.
I always like Stanley Tucci. Amy Adams should get an Oscar nomination. Meryl is fun, but there is some overacting.
Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Chis Messina
Crew: directed & screenplay by Nora Ephron; based on the book Julia and Julie My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell; Julie's real life blog is here. Her Salon blog about the Julia/Julie project is here.
Rating: 3.0 flasks
More: Best feel-good movie of the SummerReview: Julie and Julia is a fluffy sweet confection which is so positive & likeable that I have to recommend the movie. Amy Adams' character seems so sisterly and so girl-next-door so that I feel like I know her from somewhere. Meryl Streep's Julia Child is so lively and dynamic that even watching her chop onions is fun. The dialog by director Nora Ephron gives us a look into the character's lives that keeps the uneventful plot interesting.
I always like Stanley Tucci. Amy Adams should get an Oscar nomination. Meryl is fun, but there is some overacting.
Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Chis Messina
Crew: directed & screenplay by Nora Ephron; based on the book Julia and Julie My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell; Julie's real life blog is here. Her Salon blog about the Julia/Julie project is here.
Rating: 3.0 flasks
Even more: An old demographic at the theater-- almost as old as Whatever Works
