Julie & Julia is a highly polished piece of upmarket entertainment, brimming with beautiful interiors. If you throw in the lavish helpings of food porn it’s almost like a colour supplement come to life.
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09/11/09
Julie & Julia (2009)
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Reviews Counted:196
Fresh:147
Rotten:49
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Boosted by Meryl Streep's charismatic performance as Julia Child, Julie and Julia is a light, but fairly entertaining culinary comedy.
Theatrical Release:Aug 7, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $94,125,426
Synopsis: Meryl Streep is Julia Child and Amy Adams is Julie Powell in writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with... [More]
Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina
Director: Nora Ephron
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Reviews for Julie & Julia
A dose of stodgy comfort food in the form of a complacent, mediocre film, with an exasperatingly flaccid and anti-climactic ending.
09/11/09
It’s refreshing to see male performers being towered over by female leads. It’s even more refreshing to watch a film that exults in the pleasures of uxoriousness.
09/11/09
Julie & Julia seems satisfied to fall short of its potential – whether as an insightful romantic comedy or an exploration of food lust – relying on Streep to carry the film with her witty turn as Child.
09/11/09
Think of it like a good soufflé: deliciously sweet and airy without the cloying aftertaste. You'll want more.
09/11/09
Hollywood, famously, makes few movies aimed at older females because young men are much easier to satisfy. Julie & Julia is that rare film targeted at your mum, but we think you’ll enjoy it too.
09/11/09
Ultimately, the film - a celebration of friendship and wise choices of spouse - belongs to Streep...and the lingering food porn shots...
09/11/09
The pace is so slow-braised that the year of cooking seems to pass in real time, and Adams’ usual charm is hindered by a bad wig and constant blubbing.
09/11/09
Julie & Julia is a heartfelt, deliciously shot, and beautifully designed romp, studded with fine performances that are endearingly cheery, inspirational and funny. It's a must-see for anyone who loves to eat.
09/11/09
Julie & Julia is among the most heart-warming, feelgood films of the year, and so joyously obsessed with food that it might be described as a feed-good movie.
09/11/09
While both actresses deserve credit, it's Streep who dominates and deserves to be put in contention for her third Oscar. Deftly playing the dotty masterchef - complete with a brilliantly squawking laugh - it's an amusing but respectful imitation.
09/11/09
Julie & Julia is an unmissable treat for food lovers - just make sure you eat beforehand.
09/11/09
Like being force-fed a dish of candied pecans, smothered in honey, washed down with a bottle of Eiswein. By the end of it you’re screaming for a tumbler of vinegar cut with lemon juice and a nice sprinkling of asafoetida.
09/11/09
The movie is not objectionable – it's very affectionate, and has a light comic tone – but it is insufferable. Tweeness and whimsy eclipse any spark of thoughtfulness. The resulting confection is two hours of drama-less self-congratulation.
09/11/09
A tasty little confection inspired by two true stories.
09/11/09
Worth seeing for the performances, but the endings of both stories are oddly unsatisfying and it never really comes together as a single film.
09/11/09
Ephron reunites with Streep for this slightly overlong and very girly drama based on two true stories, both of which are involving and well-played. The comedy is earthy and real, and the film looks good enough to eat.
09/11/09
The ham, madam? It's very much on, in this bland gastro-mantic comedy that needs much less sugar and a hell of a lot more bite.
09/11/09
Julie & Julia serves up two true stories for the price of one, with results that are only half-way satisfying.
09/11/09
Like a souffle. Fluffy and delicious, and often this close to collapsing.
09/10/09
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