Julie & Julia (2009)

Not believable!!!! There's only so much time in one day. There is no way you can go to work, come home and spend hours cooking...and somehow manage the time to clean. its a fairy tale. how do these people spend all this money they logically do not have. the whole movie...These people are spending money...yet we never get the story of how they got the money, they spend money throughout the movie...What is this movie about? how rich i will never be...? And what timeline is this? 90's? 2000's? no clear point of view. this movie is not down to earth at all.. just shows rich people...maybe seeing a homeless person every now and then would show depth. All i see is a wool blanket suffocating us thinking its ok to spend money you don't have.

Julie and Julia is the story of two women who love to cook. Specifically, it follows Julia Child in the years leading up to the publishing of her bestselling cookbook, as well as Julie Powell who starts a blog dedicated to her cooking all 524 recipes in Julia Child's cookbook in one year.When the movie started I worried. Meryl Streep as Julia Child was extremely frustrating to listen to, with her high voice and over- the-top acting. It was genuinely bothersome and I prepared myself for the worst. When Amy Adams came on screen, however, I figured maybe half the movie would be good. I'm happy to say that Streep grew on me as the world around her was made more authentic than previous, thus making her overdone personality fit right in. Plus I remembered seeing a Julia Child cooking video and realized she acted like that in real life. As for Adams, this is one of my favorite performances from her. She nailed her character so well, and her story was all the more intriguing to watch because of that. Speaking of which, contrary to common opinion, I found Julie Powell's section of the movie to be much more engaging than Julia Child's. Sure, I enjoyed Child's part, but Powell was a much deeper and more engaging character, so her parts were a real treat. It was something of a letdown when Child received so much more attention than her, with portions of her story stretching on far longer than Powell's. One thing that both stories captured so fantastically, however, were the relationships. Both Julia and Julie have authentic relationships with their on-screen husbands, which was something I really didn't expect from a movie described by critics simply as a 'feel-good movie'. I found myself captivated by both relationships, and when things went sour I hoped for the best. Overall Julie and Julia is an authentic, well-acted movie full of heart and just enough humor. In the end I would recommend it.

I liked it, but it was very different from what I had expected, well I don't actually know what I had expected... it was just not that.The two main characters are played by Streep and Adams, they both do a very good job, but my good Streep must have had some problems with her voice at night after shooting a could of scenes on this set. Their husband/boyfriends are played by Tucci and Messina, also they do a good job. Its kind of like the older generation of great actors vs. the new one :)The story is good, long but good, this could have been at least half an hour shorter if that was what the director etc. had gone for. But it wasn't, this film was to show Julies and Julias struggles in their time and their hard work to get appreciated and loved.This movie will tell you a lot about Julia Child and her life, but you still have to buy her book to learn and experience the dishes yourself.

With Food Network playing shows all day about the food industry, travel Chanel basically changing its name to the next Food Network, and food constantly being advertised in our faces, why in the world would we make a another food movie? Two words: Meryl Streep. Yes, that's right, old Meryl is showing the world that she's such an amazing actress and pretends to act humble when really she's just looking for another Oscar nomination. There's no denying the skills of Meryl Streep's acting, or that she has had an impressive career, but enough is enough! We don't care about your lame french accent or about a boring chef who can't cook without butter! 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. Yes, history and modern day have clashed into one mess of a film. Amy Adams is so obnoxious and delivers her worst performance to date as Julie. Usually, Adams is delightful in everything she does. This time around she fails miserably, playing a desperate for attention wannabe who can't find the groove of her terrible character. Streep, like most biographic performances by an actor or actress, is cliché and unimpressive. She tries way to hard and portrays Julia Child as if she were in a cheap commercial for a local french restaurant. With only a two hour long running time, "Julie & Julia" feels longer than a week! It absolutely refuses to make one scene interesting or artistic, returning to the same old biography movie techniques that have been done hundreds of times. And, in all fairness, there's nothing interesting about a chef who made millions by using butter.