We just saw "Julie Julia."
Hey, its a cute movie. The Julia Child portion of the story is compelling.
That sums it up. Two stories, one in the relative present, and one in the 50s. The 50s story is Julia Child learning French cooking in Paris and writing her masterpiece cookbook in Europe as she follows her US government employed husband from assignment to assignment during the reign of Senator McCarthy.
The other story is Julie, a young married NYC woman who blogs about cooking all of Julia Child's recipes from Child's masterpiece book over the course of one year. Julie is an unfulfilled writer and her blog becomes her "opus" and key to success. The movie itself is based on her work.
The two stories cut back and forth.
Meryl Streep as Julia Child acts the role one notch too high.
Its a feel good sweet and tender movie.
Be prepared to leave the theater with a ravenous appetite. Its a two point five to three star movie.
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