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(2009)
Genre: Biography/Drama/Comedy
Director: Nora Ephron
Writer: Nora Ephron, Julie Powell, Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme
Synopsis: Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs - find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. (Written by Columbia Pictures)
Cast:
- Meryl Streep
- Amy Adams
- Stanley Tucci
- Jane Lynch
IMDb - Julie & Julia
jhunterfilmreview:
Julie & Julia is based on
Julie Powell's Blog which was later published as the novel
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, as well as Julia Child's novel
My Life in France. After watching the film for a second time, I really came to appreciate almost every aspect of it - the acting especially. I'm going to start with Meryl Streep - I think she's absolutely superb as Julia Child, however, looking through several Julia Child YouTube videos and comparing the voices, it can be seen that Streep exaggerates the character slightly. I sense that the exaggeration of Child's fluting voice could be rather annoying for some viewers, but for myself and others, it does quite the opposite - it is quite amusing and brings out a few laughs. Adams' performance is also quite good, but certainly not award-worthy. Streep and Adams are book-ended by two excellent supporting roles by Tucci and Messina, who really compliment these iconic female characters. What I also like, is the way the film uses original quotes from Child's television shows and Powell's original blog, to ensure that the characters are portrayed true to their form. Something in this film that was really entertaining for me was seeing the depiction of Child's life in Paris, and the hilarious scenes of her working up the ladder of the cooking world.
I give this film 7 stars.
