Julie & Julia

Wonderful kitchen moments....So a film involving her rise to prominence should be choc-a-block with drama, excitement, and fun, Julie & Julia is.....Meryl Streep as Julia Child is simply wonderful.....Messina is impressive all the same.....A wonderful scene indeed..... ... Full Review

it is definitely a crowd pleasing film -....it is not a terribly in-depth film....It is not a great film;....Had Julie and Julia 's writing been more well rounded, the film might have been more interesting.... ... Full Review

A good actor can usually give us an exacting impersonation, a strictly followed recipe with every ingredient appropriately calibrated, and sometimes that's good enough.....The line, and the way Streep draws it out, is just one measure of the intimacy of this performance..... ... Full Review

A great charm of this romantically inclined comedy is its belief in marriage.....Streep and Adams whip up a delight in "Julie & Julia"....director Nora Ephron's seemingly blithe, always spirited comedy, they are hardly the last.....Dorothy is played with nice gusto by Jane Lynch ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin" ) in a part unlike those bromance turns she does so well.....Adams does strong work with arguably the movie's toughest assignment..... ... Full Review

For this viewer, "Julie & Julia" works best when it focuses not on how we make something of ourselves but the fact....allowed the other to escape her cubicle drudgery makes for a cinematic and arguably inspirational story..... ... Full Review

I 'm as guilty as any movie critic of using industry jargon and journalistic shorthand in my writing. Terms like "biopic," "doc" and "indie" often appear in my copy. ... Full Article

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Whether you admit you love chick flicks or they're a guilty pleasure, most people-many men included-have a soft spot for them. Chick flicks make us feel good. ... Full Article

A Love Story for Foodies, Romantics and MoreI read Julie Powell's Julie & Julia and enjoyed it, but it'd be safe to say I didn't savor it. ... Full Article

Jane Austen's depictions of romance and heartbreak have made her stories timeless. But now more than ever, her 19th century literature has inspired rather strange spinoffs, which have her beloved characters salivating for brains if not, well, a certain "lower... ... Full Article

WENN 2009-09-08 15:02:02 - Meryl Streep was shunned by Julia Child when she appealed to the culinary queen for help with a charity drive - 20 years before she went on to portray the chef in Julie & Julia. ... Full Article