Just got back from seeing the potentially over-hyped The Julie/Julia Project. If you are considering seeing the movie, please indulge in your favorite meal beforehand: you will be starving during this film if you do not eat first. In fact, you will still probably be starving after the credits roll (my two girlfriends and I indulged in Eggs Benedict and coffee here before catching the matinee.)
It seems odd to want to say that Meryl Streep played Julia Child better than Julia Child played herself, but it may just be the case. She was amazing; you completely forgot that you were not watching the real Julia. What I did enjoy most about this movie was that it didn't really try to be anything groundbreaking. It was a simple story of a young couple and of a woman trying to just find a voice for herself. I feel like many women--present company included--can relate to Amy Adam's character, Julie Powell:
Caller: "I want to speak to someone with power... do you have power?"
Julie: "No... I don't have power."
By taking on all of Julia Child's 524 recipes in one-year and blogging over the course of it, Julie Powell finds a purpose for herself and finds that she can do "something." Hard to tell what the real Julie Powell will "do" after the popularity of the book and film die down, but I'm sure it's not a question that Julia Child asked herself either. And that turned out all right.
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