Julie & Julia--It's like butta...

After Sam and I joined the Five Buck Club, we finally made it to the theatre to see this treat and for only $5 (didn’t even think that was possible these days….).

We both read the book before going in and the character of Julie Powell (played by Amy Adams) is a lot more gritty, has a few chips on her shoulder and is all around bitchy on the pages, but on the silver screen, she’s a little bottle of André: so bubbly with a little tart.

For those of you who don’t know, Julie, decides to cook for an entire year through Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and blogs about each recipe and each disaster along the way. This was back in 2002, when people still received their news from newspapers and watched television shows on the t.v. The blogging aspect was a big deal for Julie as she continually wonders, is anyone reading me?

The film cuts to Julie’s life and Julia Child’s life back in France. We see how Julia Child came to be Julia Child. Watching Meryl Streep take on this role is fantastic. Be prepared to laugh at any and all things that come flying out of this woman’s mouth (bonus points if you can pin her accent, we debated at length, but did not rest on a firm decision).

You see Julie not only struggle with the recipes and the cooking, but also with her life both personal and professional. She uses her blogging and cooking as a therapy for life’s daily frustrations. Imagine working all day then having to come home and prepare some insane French dish, which takes hours to cook, it would make anyone go crazy.

But the film is much more than just cooking and eating and eating and more eating. It’s about doing something you truly want to do. Julia wanted to write a French cookbook for Americans and wasn’t going to stop until it was completed. Julie wanted to be a writer but couldn’t figure out the avenue on how to become one, but found her answer by writing about her passion and hobby (sounds a bit familiar to Sam and I…).

After this movie, you’ll leave full, happy and content; but a part of you can’t help but want seconds.

Bon Appetit!