NORA EPHRON DOES A GREAT JOB WITH DOUBLE BIO PIC JULIE AND JULIA. MERYLL STREEP IS PERFECT AS JULIA CHILDS, FAMOUS FRENCH COOKING CHEF AND ICON FOR VIEWERS OF TV COOKING SHOWS.
AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE IF I LIKED HOW THE MOVIE KEPT SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE LIVES OF THE TWO MAIN PERSONALITIES OF JULIE & JULIA BUT FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON THE TECHNIQUE ACTUALLY WORKS. IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE PRIMARY SUBJECT ASIDE FROM THE TWO STARS IS FOOD - PREPARING IT, EATING IT, WRITING ABOUT IT, AND MOST OF ALL LOVING EVERY MORSEL OF EPICUREAN DELIGHT ... AND THIS ISN'T JUST ANY FOOD BUT FRENCH FOOD. (I THINK IN SECRET WE ARE ALL FRANKOPHILES AND PREPARING AND EATING FRENCH FOOD "FEEDS" OUR DESIRES TO BE CLOSER TO ALL THINGS FRENCH) -
ANYWAY, I ENDED UP LOVING THE MOVIE. I ALSO BECAME TOTALLY INVOLVED IN THE EMOTIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY PORTRAYAL OF JULIE AS PLAYED BY AMY ADAMS. BEING A WRITER MYSELF AND TAKING THAT JOURNEY WITH MY OWN HUSBAND OF LIVING "THE VIVA LOCA" IN BIG CITY LA AREA - I REALLY COULD IDENTIFY WITH BOTH WOMEN. JULIE AND JULIA USE DETERMINATION, SELF WILL, AND DISCIPLINE TO TAKE SOMETHING THEY LOVE - FOOD - AND CREATING A SUCCESSFUL DESTINY FROM SHARING THAT LOVE.
THE ENDING IS A LITTLE BIT OF A LET DOWN. I THOUGHT RATHER A SOUR BITE FOR A MOVIE THAT PLAYS SO SWEET IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. I WON'T TELL WHAT I MEAN IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A PREVIEW OF THE MOVIE LOG ONTO JULIE & JULIA.COM - LOTS OF BLOG REVIEWS TOO ON BLOGCRITICS.COM.
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK?
amber@ambersilverstar.com
