Movie Rating: PG-13
REVIEW #1
Reviewer: PsychoMonkey
Snack/Bathroom Break Time: When Julia's husband goes off to D.C by himself
Review: I LOVED this movie! It's the simultaneous true stories of Julia Child and a girl named Julie who blogs her way through Julia's recipe book in one year. I'm not normally a fan of biographies because they tend to be dry in the character development area, but not this one! The actors did an amazing job portraying what I imagine the real people to be like, and I really enjoyed both the main characters, as well as their husbands. It made me want to be Julia Child when I "grow up"! LOL There were randomly more sex scenes than I would have thought, but because both were married throughout the movie, it was OK. There wasn't a ton of relationship drama, either, which was nice. I did not go into this thinking I would like it very much (it was just a free ticket!), but there were so many scenes that made me genuinely laugh out loud.
The only thing that keeps Julie and Julia from being a perfect banana is the length. It does get really long (so don't buy any large sodas!), and the story starts to drag a little. I was also hoping for a bit of a better ending, but since it's a biography, I guess you can't do much about that. :-)
REVIEW #
2
Reviewer: LocoMonkey
Snack/Bathroom Break Time: At a dinner party when Julia is wearing a big heart on her shirt, and at the wedding.
Okay, I had quite a different reaction than PsychoMonkey. I clapped at the end of the movie, but only because it was finally over!!
First off, I really wanted to see this movie. I love to cook, and I think Amy Adams is always fun to watch in a movie. I also remember hearing all about Julie's blog. I was all set to have fun. And for the first hour, I did. Meryl Streep does an amazing job imitating Julia Child's voice and mannerisms. Amy Adams as Julie was endearing. But this is a full 2 hour movie -- not including previews -- and by about minute 81 I was done. At that point, I found Meryl's version of Julia to be overly played and her voice made me want to gnaw my arm off just to distract myself. The drama just moved so painfully slow. And it's not that you expect any serious twist or turns from a movie like this, and it's not that you even expect much of a plot or storyline. But when you drag out a simple premise for two hours, it's downright painful...
One caveat -- I have never read the book about Julia Child so it was interesting to see how she got her start, and the true romance with her husband. If you have read Julia's biography, then maybe you'll enjoy this movie more than I did.
REVIEW #1
Reviewer: PsychoMonkey
Snack/Bathroom Break Time: When Julia's husband goes off to D.C by himself
Review: I LOVED this movie! It's the simultaneous true stories of Julia Child and a girl named Julie who blogs her way through Julia's recipe book in one year. I'm not normally a fan of biographies because they tend to be dry in the character development area, but not this one! The actors did an amazing job portraying what I imagine the real people to be like, and I really enjoyed both the main characters, as well as their husbands. It made me want to be Julia Child when I "grow up"! LOL There were randomly more sex scenes than I would have thought, but because both were married throughout the movie, it was OK. There wasn't a ton of relationship drama, either, which was nice. I did not go into this thinking I would like it very much (it was just a free ticket!), but there were so many scenes that made me genuinely laugh out loud.
The only thing that keeps Julie and Julia from being a perfect banana is the length. It does get really long (so don't buy any large sodas!), and the story starts to drag a little. I was also hoping for a bit of a better ending, but since it's a biography, I guess you can't do much about that. :-)
REVIEW #
2Reviewer: LocoMonkey
Snack/Bathroom Break Time: At a dinner party when Julia is wearing a big heart on her shirt, and at the wedding.
Okay, I had quite a different reaction than PsychoMonkey. I clapped at the end of the movie, but only because it was finally over!!
First off, I really wanted to see this movie. I love to cook, and I think Amy Adams is always fun to watch in a movie. I also remember hearing all about Julie's blog. I was all set to have fun. And for the first hour, I did. Meryl Streep does an amazing job imitating Julia Child's voice and mannerisms. Amy Adams as Julie was endearing. But this is a full 2 hour movie -- not including previews -- and by about minute 81 I was done. At that point, I found Meryl's version of Julia to be overly played and her voice made me want to gnaw my arm off just to distract myself. The drama just moved so painfully slow. And it's not that you expect any serious twist or turns from a movie like this, and it's not that you even expect much of a plot or storyline. But when you drag out a simple premise for two hours, it's downright painful...
One caveat -- I have never read the book about Julia Child so it was interesting to see how she got her start, and the true romance with her husband. If you have read Julia's biography, then maybe you'll enjoy this movie more than I did.
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