Julie and Julia (DVD)

Julie and Julia is the new film directed by Nora Ephron. She introduces us to two female characters who have a few things in common; both are married and have been re-located due to their husbands' careers. Both women want to find their own feet and succeed in their own way in their new location. Both are feeling estranged from their environments and family. And both end up in a kitchen whether it be large or small! Meet the first lady - a well known foody, Julia Child (Meryll Streep). Our first encounter is actually before she is famous. It is the year of 1949 and Julia and her husband have been re-located to Paris. Her husband, Paul (Stanley Tucci), works ...  Read the complete review

I always seem to find myself watching Meryl Streep's latest films for many reasons, one, they are usually brilliant, if you name pretty much any film from Streep released in the last 10 years you will find that it is very good and two because I heard a lot about the film and my best friend enjoyed the film and he is a he. Time was against me however, and every time I ended up going to the cinema, family members or friends turned their noses up at this film. So me being a loner after my work experience took the two hours between getting the bus to watch this wonderful film. =========== The Plot =========== The film follows two different ...  Read the complete review

One summer evening we were walking in the town centre and I saw the poster of Julie and Julia. I saw that Maryl Streep is staring the film so I wanted to watch it. I read several reviews on it but not seen until last week. Julie and Julia is a drama comedy written and directed by Nora Ephron. I decided that I won't watch another film where the director and the screenplay writer is the same person but I couldn't resist to Meryl Streep. She is such a brilliant actress and I really like her films, so I walked in the trap again. Nora Ephron is an American screenplay writer, producer, film director and novelist. She is famous for the screenplay of When ...  Read the complete review

On Friday, I wasn't feeling too well so an alternative to going out I thought would be to get take away and watch a film, which is what I did. The film of choice for the night was Julie 7 Julia which I had seen advertised a few months back but had never got round to seeing then. It looked light hearted and funny and I didn't want to watch anything too intense. I grabbed my plate sat back and put on the film even though I noticed it was a long running time I hoped it would be that good that it'd fly by. The film begins with us being introduced to the lives of both main characters; we have Julia Childs and Julie Powell. Julie Powell (Amy Adams) is a woman about ...  Read the complete review

Julia is a older woman who needs a challenge so sets out to become a cook and write a cookbook. Julie is a young woman who is unsatisfied with her life so decides to cook every recipe from a cookbook whilst recording a blog on the internet. Whilst the viewers are watching Julie in the present day, Julia is filmed some years ago although the two stories tie together very well. The storyline sounds rather boring and I'm sure if Andrew had told me what it was all about I would have preferred not to watch it but he didn't and we did. The acting is nothing to write home about apart from Meryl Streep who plays the very quirky and eccentric character, ...  Read the complete review