Julie & Julia - A Celebration of Julia Child (watch, nice movie, character)

[2goldens]

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[cityhopper]

Okay, so I just watched J&J today. I am a long-time Julia fan as I had to watch nearly all of her shows running on PBS as a child. So, even if not by choice, I learned to really like/love Julia.

My thoughts on the movie? Meryl Streep was excellent. Her portrayal was spot on. The point of the movie was executed well; it was a good movie. It told two stories of two women on an endeavor, the obstacles, emotion, and later triumph.

As a Julia fan, I was a bit let down that there wasn't more on Julia. I know this was not a biopic but the fact of the matter is Julia's story was much more rich than shared and Julie's a little less rich than the picture portrayed.

At the end this ends up being more about Julie than Julia. General rating: B

[wedjat]

I just watched this movie & I have to say, it was delightful! Wonderful movie, although I was thinking "it's a bit long" after awhile. I loved Streep's interpretation of Child of course, Streep can do no wrong in my book. But I was very surprised how much I liked Adams in this movie. I don't like Adams, never have but she really endeared herself to me. And am I the only one that thought that she looked almost exactly like Cynthia Nixon (aka Miranda Sex & the City) in this movie?

[MuscogeeButterfly]

Lol. I just rented this movie over the holidays, and I really enjoyed it. Hmm for some strange reason, me and my mom became ravenous after watching it...LMAO. Makes me want to go out and purchase the cookbook now.

[Niki]

This was my favorite movie of the year. The Julie story line didn't bother me, I liked it, but I would love to see a movie just about Julia Child. Of course, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci would have to be in it.

[lovemaine]

Originally Posted by Niki

This was my favorite movie of the year. The Julie story line didn't bother me, I liked it, but I would love to see a movie just about Julia Child. Of course, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci would have to be in it.

I said the same thing after watching it. Julia's life sounds like it would make a good movie. Sounds like she and her hubby had quite the love story....

[LordBalfor]

Thought it was a terrific movie.

Ken

[London Girl]

Originally Posted by wedjat

am I the only one that thought that she looked almost exactly like Cynthia Nixon (aka Miranda Sex & the City) in this movie?

I thought she looked like Miranda too!!!!!

Would have preferred much more about Julia Child (who Streep portrayed brilliantly) and less (or none) of the Julie blog plot. I found Julie really irritating and whingy - and like an earlier poster I also got very irritated by the over loud eating noises in some scenes - eeeeuuuwwwww

[janelle144]

How about the smoking while eating? You really think Julia did that? I think maybe they did back then when cigarettes weren't so hated and I am glad the director didn't censor it to be PC. If they liked their smokes so much it should be shown.

It's just a real head scratcher though when Julia loved French cooking so much then to dull it with a cig while eating. Yuck, but I have seen some people smoke while eating.

[RogueMom]

I was glad I read the book "My Life In France" on which the movie was based - the film really brought the book to life in a wonderful way, just the way I pictured things in my mind when I read it. Tucci needs to get almost as much credit as Streep, he was perfect.