Julie and Julia (2009)
November 6th 2009 08:42
Directed by:- Nora Ephron.
Starring:- Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina.
Food and Amy Adams was all I needed to drag me into this gastronomical gourmet bonanza shaped by Nora Ephron and inspired by the late Julia Child.
Based on a true story, Julie and Julia is the first major picture about a blog. The story follows the life of Julie Powell, a struggling writer and amateur food lover who never finishes anything. All this is about to change, however, when Julie decides to cook all the recipes from the book of her hero, Julia Child. She does this every day, over the course of 1 year, and while doing so, decides to document her adventures in a blog. After initially causing mishaps with her mother, her husband and her job, the colloquial and often private style of Julie's blog eventually grabs the attention of the public and the media, leaving them begging for more.
Julia Child, the famous American cook who whipped up accessible French recipes for housewives in the 50's/60's, is played by Meryl Streep. Julia is struggling to get her encyclopedic cook book published in France, while her husband is being interrogated by Senator McCarthy and his cold war assassins. Julie, played by Amy Adams, is living in downtown Queens in 2003, and is following the successful culinary journeys of her hero enacted 50 years earlier. Even though they are both still alive in Julie's world, the movie plays out a constant timeline between Julia in her day and Julie in the present.
Food. Yum and then yum. One of the greatest things in my book, up there with literature, wine, sex, and of course music. Even though the food in this film (in my opinion) is of the dated, fatty, meat driven old school French type (supposedly great in its day), the film retains its charm in the food's passion and in the wonderful performances, especially by Meryl Streep. Streep is over the top with her accent and gestures, so much so that it is funny, cute and likable. Amy Adams also puts in a bona fide performance living her life through the eyes of Julia, and Stanley Tucci does a great job as Paul Child, who supports his wife in France while simultaneously evading the McCarthy witch hunts.
Much of the film's charm comes from the strong performances, and the unique, yet everyday topic. Just a women doing a blog about her hero in an average part of a big city. I could empathise with Julie's daily struggles and her love of food, especially butter. There were quite a few scenes in the film with which I could relate, such as the butter scoffing, food loving, literary frustration, that my friend couldn't help but laugh.
A light and breezy film about food, worship and the everyday, Julie and Julia is worth sitting down and spending two hours of your time on.
Three and a half bananas out of five.
Starring:- Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina.
Food and Amy Adams was all I needed to drag me into this gastronomical gourmet bonanza shaped by Nora Ephron and inspired by the late Julia Child.
Based on a true story, Julie and Julia is the first major picture about a blog. The story follows the life of Julie Powell, a struggling writer and amateur food lover who never finishes anything. All this is about to change, however, when Julie decides to cook all the recipes from the book of her hero, Julia Child. She does this every day, over the course of 1 year, and while doing so, decides to document her adventures in a blog. After initially causing mishaps with her mother, her husband and her job, the colloquial and often private style of Julie's blog eventually grabs the attention of the public and the media, leaving them begging for more.
Julia Child, the famous American cook who whipped up accessible French recipes for housewives in the 50's/60's, is played by Meryl Streep. Julia is struggling to get her encyclopedic cook book published in France, while her husband is being interrogated by Senator McCarthy and his cold war assassins. Julie, played by Amy Adams, is living in downtown Queens in 2003, and is following the successful culinary journeys of her hero enacted 50 years earlier. Even though they are both still alive in Julie's world, the movie plays out a constant timeline between Julia in her day and Julie in the present.
Food. Yum and then yum. One of the greatest things in my book, up there with literature, wine, sex, and of course music. Even though the food in this film (in my opinion) is of the dated, fatty, meat driven old school French type (supposedly great in its day), the film retains its charm in the food's passion and in the wonderful performances, especially by Meryl Streep. Streep is over the top with her accent and gestures, so much so that it is funny, cute and likable. Amy Adams also puts in a bona fide performance living her life through the eyes of Julia, and Stanley Tucci does a great job as Paul Child, who supports his wife in France while simultaneously evading the McCarthy witch hunts.
Much of the film's charm comes from the strong performances, and the unique, yet everyday topic. Just a women doing a blog about her hero in an average part of a big city. I could empathise with Julie's daily struggles and her love of food, especially butter. There were quite a few scenes in the film with which I could relate, such as the butter scoffing, food loving, literary frustration, that my friend couldn't help but laugh.
A light and breezy film about food, worship and the everyday, Julie and Julia is worth sitting down and spending two hours of your time on.
Three and a half bananas out of five.
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. I thought it was a nice little film, I loved the rural Australian setting. 
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