Julie & Julia

What Jack Says...

Julie & Julia stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. It is the story of a woman who decides to tackle all of the recipes in Julia Child's first book and she begins a blog that later becomes a book. It also follows Julia Child during that time in her life.

Meryl Streep is a genius. You give her lemons and she makes lemonade every time. I completely loved her in this movie and the chemistry between Stanley Tucci and herself was captivating. I wanted so much more of the Julia Child portions of the movie.

I was not so thrilled with the Amy Adams parts of the movie. I typically like her very much, but she came off as whiny and unskilled in this project. Not every part was horrible, but I pretty much just wanted her to get off the screen so they could go back to Meryl Streep.

This movie had its highs and lows and in the end I won't be running out to see it again.

Overall I give this one a 5

What Hari Says...

I loved this movie the first time I saw it.  It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me want to cook.  The second time I saw it, I wanted to kick Amy Adams in the face with my golf shoes on.  What the hell!  Seriously, whinny much!   ARG!!!!  I still love Meryl Streep.  She is amazing.  She obviously can do anything and she continues to prove it.  Also, I need to say how much I love Stanley Tucci.  He is great.  He is an awesome bad guy and a sweet and wonderful good guy!  

This movie did inspire me to make boeuf bourguignon.  I made it and it was AMAZING!!!  I made the Anthony Bourdain one and not the Julia Childs one though.  

Overall, I'd give this movie a 6.  I will try to remember how much I loved it after the 1st time I saw it.