Julie & Julia
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
Critics Sentiment
Julia Child attends cooking school at Le Cordon Bleu
Tension develops between Julie and husband Eric over blog
The film swings dramatically from Julia's triumphant cookbook acceptance (8.8) down to Julie's marital problems and selfish behavior (5.5), highlighting the stark contrast between the two storylines.
The film generates strongly polarized reactions, with reviewers consistently praising Meryl Streep's captivating Julia Child segments while finding Amy Adams' Julie Powell storyline frustrating and self-absorbed. The sentiment peaks during Julia's cooking school scenes and cookbook journey, but suffers whenever focus shifts to Julie's neurotic behavior and opportunistic exploitation of Julia's legacy. Despite the uneven dual narrative, Streep's performance and the beautiful Paris sequences elevate the overall experience above mediocrity.
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Meryl Streep
Julia Child
Amy Adams
Julie Powell
Stanley Tucci
Paul Child
Chris Messina
Eric Powell
Linda Emond
Simone Beck
Helen Carey
Louisette Bertholle
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Sarah
Jane Lynch
Dorothy McWilliams
Joan Juliet Buck
Madame Brassart
Crystal McCreary
Ernestine
George Bartenieff
Chef Max Bugnard
Vanessa Ferlito
Cassie
Casey Wilson
Regina
Jillian Bach
Annabelle
Andrew Garman
John O'Brien
Brooks Ashmanskas
Mr. Misher
Michael Brian Dunn
Ivan Cousins
Remak Ramsay
John McWilliams
Diane Kagan
Phila McWilliams
Pamela Stewart
Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu
Crew
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