Julie & Julia - released August 7, 2009
I went expecting a movie about, well, mostly food. Instead what I got was a movie featuring food but really about the intense, sometimes rocky, but well-done relationships. Meryl Streep is of course flawless as Julia Child as we have come to expect from this multi-oscar actress. Amy Adams seems to have no limits to her ability to make us giggle along with her, her presence on screen is as infectious now as years ago in Junebug.
The supporting cast, led by Stanley Tucci, is more than par for the job and in the tradition of great leading-lady movies, Chris Messina along with Tucci help propel these women into oscar-worthy roles.
Amy Adams, playing Julie, embarks on a journey to not just cook her way through a cookbook, but into a purposeful life. Encapturing the feelings of listless dreardom that many of us experience at age 30, we feel the ups and downs of career longings, relationship neglect, and a love of great food. Adams handles all this in stride, and even when she's covered in food crying on the kitchen floor in a narcissistic womp, we feel right alongside her.
Streep is endearing as Julia Child. She makes us WANT this woman to succeed so much. Child led a brilliant life abroad, infecting many with her charm and competitiveness, and refusing to give up on her dream of bringing French cuisine to the "servantless" American household.
Through the great recipes and food that will make you want to buy the cookbook and get into your kitchen asap, we learn that like any good meal with a recipe, life and its relationships require thought, planning, a little luck, and, of course, a great French cookbook.
Review - 5 of 5 Peaches
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