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Julie Julia (DVD, 2009)
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I purchased this movie because I'm a fan of both Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, and I was not disappointed! I have to admit that I was unfamiliar with Stanley Tucci and Chris Messina, before watching this, but I found both of them (particularly Tucci) to be wonderfully engaging in their roles. The similarities in the two men's personalities seemed to parallel the similarities in the lives and interests of Julia Child and Julie Powell, their spouses. Streep was phenomenal, portraying Child's voice (amazing!), mannerisms, and facial expressions with such perfection that I saw her completely as her character, rather than a renowned actress depicting someone else. Seeing this characterization was well worth the price of the movie, even if there were nothing else (but there was much more!) I am unaware of how accurately the real stories were portrayed. However, simultaneously comparing the two women's lives and experiences, half a century apart, and intertwining the narrative with humor and drama, was another great accomplishment for Nora Ephron. This was a very pleasant movie! It was a recipe for entertainment that included the humorous and dramatic frustrations, the compelling drive, and the deliciously strong (yet gentle) personalities of these two women and their lives' journeys. I am not a huge movie buff, but this is a movie I will watch again. Very well done, and memorable.Read full review
Amy Adams (Enchanted) stars in this heartwarming story about a young women who falls in love with the cooking styles of Julia Childs (Played by Meryl Streep). A failed writer and feeling her life is going no where, Julie, who loves to cook, is talked into writing a blog about cooking and she decides to cook Julia Child's entire cook book, that is a total of 524 Recipes and gives herself a deadline of 365 days to finish. This movie is actually two different movies. As we follow Julie as she cooks her way through the cook book and writes on her blog, we also follow the life of Julia Child as she learns to cook and then writes and attempts to get the cook book published. Both Amy and Meryl Streep give fine performances in this movie and the way the two story lines work together is great. Get this movie, you will not be disappointed.Read full review
Julie & Julia is a film that should be relished with gusto--accompanied by the freshest and best ingredients, pounds of butter, and bottles of the very best wine. It lovingly celebrates the life of one of American food's most influential and beloved figureheads: Julia Child--played here with zest, humor, and a sweet, subtle respect by Meryl Streep, whose performance is spectacular. Julie & Julia is based on the book by Julie Powell, a frustrated New York bureaucrat who wants to be a writer. "But you're not a writer until someone publishes you," she moans. So she gives herself a challenge: to cook her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year, and to blog about it. As Powell (played with chirpy determination by Amy Adams), begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own--and in the end it does provide the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise. But mostly, Julie & Julia is a valentine to Child, to Child's amazing love affair with her dashing husband, Paul (Stanley Tucci, as divine as any soufflé in the film), and to her outlook on embracing life, and ordering seconds. Streep throws herself into the Child role with real affection for her character, and while certain of Child's idiosyncrasies--including her warbly voice and unflappable haphazardness in the kitchen--are retained, it's Child's character and vision which form Streep's portrayal, and which make the film so involving and rewarding. Nora Ephron directs with deftness and a light touch, though she seems at times to be encouraging some of Meg Ryan's onscreen tics in Adams (the self-conscious head tilt, for one). But mostly she simply allows Streep to channel Child and her love of food, her husband, and 1950s Paris. And that is a recipe for something truly sublime.Read full review
This is strickly a Meryl Streep movie. She is fantastic as Julia Child. Never cared much about watching the real Julia Child but Streep made me sorry that I didn't get to know Julia Child better. Her performance of Julia was great. The movie is a pleasure to watch. Seeing Paris side streets was a delight. Rest of cast did well in support of Streep but again this was strickly Meryl Streep's movie. Well worthy of her Oscar nomination. A PG-13 rating seems to almost guarantee the use of the F word at least once. What a shame, it adds nothing at all to the movie. Wake up Hollywood, you don;t need profanity to make a good movie.
WOW! I never knew much about Julia Childs except what we have seen in clips on TV or old interviews. After I saw this movie, I was so touched regarding the love story between Julia Childs and her husband. I loved that she motivated women all over the world to cook, just jump in and keep trying. The Julie part was very updating and bringing all the strengths and successes of Julia forward to today. It was a genius combination. I immediately went online to find out more of the life of Julia Childs and her husband. It just left wanting to know more and more. After you watch it, make sure you do the same. Every tidbit I found out was even more mysterious and left intrigued with Julia Childs life and journey. BUT what a WONDERFUL LOVE STORY. I've now watched 4 times. I hope they make another movie giving us more about the entire life of Julia Childs and the avenues she traveled. Bon'Appetit'Read full review
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