I'll be honest. I had no idea who Julia Child was...I had never made one of her recipes or eaten any of her food, but I love to cook, love to eat and love wine so really how could I not like the new film Julie and Julia?
When I asked one of my workmates who Julia Child was, he replied with a loud, drawn out voice "hello"! He also believes that with each glass of wine she used in her cooking she would drink the same amount. So with only this knowledge I went to see the new film directed by veteran romance comedy writer-director Nora Ephron.
The film follows Julia Child's rise to cooking fame from her days of living in Paris and learning how to cook French cuisine. Played by the faultless Meryl Streep, the character driven script gives way to Julie a 30 year old failed writer who decides to cook a recipe a day from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and blogging about each recipe and her life as it unfolds.
Amy Adams plays the role of Julie Powell and does well to draw you into her want to cook to perfection, but in all honesty I was waiting out to see more of Meryl Streep the minute they story would cross back to Julie's blogging! With Streep's pizazz and attention to detail the films two story lines meld well together but leave you with a few unanswered questions at the end.
Of course the film makes you hungry, exhibiting some very fine French cuisine and red wine...so much red wine! I think the best reaction to the film was from my fellow movie goer (keep in mind she was the Pastry Chef amongst us) who summed up her thoughts on the film in one sentence "I just want to move to Paris and smoke cigarettes," and that's pretty much what the film does - makes you fall in love with Paris, food and red wine!
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