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.
The film cuts between two eras and two kitchens, and the back and forth feels like a warm, well seasoned meal: light, funny and full of appetite for life. Meryl Streep plays Julia Child with infectious joy, while Amy Adams carries the modern strand with humor and self doubt. The pace stays relaxed and the mood friendly and uplifting, and afterwards you feel like cooking something yourself.
Good for you if you like feel good films about passion, food and women who take on a new project.
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