Comments on: Review: ‘Julie & Julia’–Traditional Filmmaking With Traditional Values

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By: Page

Page — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:29:20 +0000

I wish I hadn't spent $ seeing this since it did bash a political party, which I find divisive for our troubled country right now. Streep's characterization of JC was strong but greatly undermined by Powell's weak depiction. Here is something we can all celebrate though (: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2eh6f5Go0

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By: Kirk

Kirk — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:23:53 +0000

Her boss didn't say that if he were a Republican, he'd fire her. What he said was, "A Republican would fire you. I'm not a schmuck". The intention was clear: All Republicans are schmucks who would have fired her. This comment says more about the writer than it does about Republicans. I wonder, who is the real schmuck?

By: Jillian

Jillian — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:29:37 +0000

I was enjoying the until the proverbial Hollywood Republican-bashing reared it's ugly head, as it often does through this medium. It was so obviously just thrown in there as a dig (not to flavor the writing, no pun intended), and perhaps to contribute to the social engineering of America. It was irrelevant and offensive and turned me off to the movie, the actors and the writer. In fact, half the country is Republican, so what are they trying to do – turn off half their audience? I lost my respect for Nora, who through this movie, has shown her "appetite" for bowing down to the Hollywood elite…

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Eldest Movie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:18:42 +0000

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By: Kitty

Kitty — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:12:52 +0000

I loved it, despite the (totally unnecessary) anti-McCarthy-isms and Republican bashing. Delete those and the movie would be a pure joy.

Btw, I don't watch awards shows just so I can enjoy the actors' movies.

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By: A. Men

A. Men — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:46:13 +0000

I don't like Julia Child demeaned in this pop culture trash.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:25:47 +0000

Just saw the movie. I was entertained for about the first hour and then got bored. The bits on anti-McCarthy and Republican bashing were total cheap shots. Streep was great as Child but the Powell stuff was just so-so. I recommend seeing it as a rental.

By: Judith

Judith — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:25:22 +0000

I have to take issue with the "two stories well told" conclusion of Mr. Kozlowski. The only story worth seeing and well-told was the Julia Child story and that was primarily due to Ms. Streep. I know she's an idiot politically, but she's hysterical and wonderful as Julia Child – compulsively watchable. The Child stuff was a fun piece of fluff. But, it had structure – Child's unlikely apprenticeship and success at the Cordon Bleu and then the long road to writing her cookbook. Child comes across as this, frankly, ugly duckling who nevertheless loved life and – primarily because of her enthusiasm and generosity managed to have a wonderful, fulfilling life. What a concept!

The Julie Powell segments, although she too has a goal of cooking and then writing the blog, never had anything like the same sense of purpose. There are a few upsets with the meal preparation, (big surprise there) but no real obstacles and no sense of purpose or accomplishment. In the one fight between Powell and her husband it's not clear what has set it off & it's solved within about 3 minutes of screen time – one blog post by Ms. Powell.

This is the fault of the script. However, even if the script for the Powell part had been wonderful, I think Child would have absolutely overshadowed the Powell story. Part of it is Powell is just not that interesting. The other part is that Streep's Child sucks all the oxygen out of the picture. I wish it had been a movie only about Julia Child.

Streep is nominated for Supporting Actress (ahem, Female Actor) – are you kidding? If she's nominated, it will be for the lead role.

Also, only one of Julie's friends is a writer. The other is a real estate developer.

I do recommend this film as an enjoyable bit of fluff – for those who can relegate Ms. Streep's politicsd to the trash can where they belongg.