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Aug 20 '09
Pros: Excellent production values all around. Expect some Oscar nominations.
Cons: Writing about French cooking is not like Star Wars.
Summary: JULIE & JULIA (2009) is, as almost everyone can tell you, two movies and a combination of two books. One is a bio-pic of the career of Julia Childs, the American doyenne of French cuisine, who became a TV icon often imitated but never ... read more
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Aug 11 '09
Pros: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Stanley Tucci
Cons: some of the France/Julia scenes being blended with Julie/NY didn't flow well.
Summary: I recently saw a matinee showing of Julie and Julia and I have to say, It was a movie I thoroughly enjoyed. Julie and JuliaThe film is based on the life experiences of two writers. The first is Julia Child who very late in life ... read more
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Aug 11 '09
Pros: Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Julia Child's plot was interesting
Cons: The Julie storyline and character was occasionally ok but not compelling
Summary: Having been smitten with the previews, Mrs. Saxguy and I knew that we were going to see Julie and Julia when it first arrived. The plot idea was intriguing: the story about Julia Child becoming famous as a French chef and Jule cooking her way through ... read more
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Aug 07 '09
Pros: Streep, Adams, Tucci, excellent script and direction
Cons: None
Summary: I based the title of my review on the fact that I have read and heard three reviews that have praised one half of this film (the part in which Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child) while dismissing the other half of the movie as "boring" or uninspired (the ... read more
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