Review of Julie & Julia (2009) by Mitchell S — 16 Jul 2017
It's hard to believe that there's a woman (real or fictional) who is more reprehensible than some of the cinema losers I've already talked about here. But Julie Powell "makes the cake.
" Let's forget the fact that Julie Powell (the real protagonist in the Julia Child biopic) is self-indulgent, treats her husband like crap, swears like a sailor while cooking and has 0 percent charm and charisma.
She is also consummately talentless as a writer and as a cook. Her idea of self-expression is to rip off Julia Child's recipes and republish them on a blog, adding her own snarky commentary about her unequivocally dull life and the people she takes for granted.
Julie & Julia is about the celebration of mediocrity. Try to forget for a minute that Meryl Streep channels Marita the Hippo from Animaniacs and plays Julia Child like a filthy rich air-head. Here's the entire point of the movie: Powell's character (and her real life persona, from what I understand) is a writer wannabe that mooches off Julia Child's fame and is rewarded for it.
The best moment in the film is when Julie Powell discovers that Julia Child "hates her." That was the best Hallelujah moment in a movie since the crazy white man in Avatar got wasted. The only way to have insulted the late Julia Child more than this film would have been to cast Rob Schneider as her man-ho.
Years later, this is still the movie that infuriates me the most.
This review of Julie & Julia (2009) was written by Mitchell S on 16 Jul 2017.
Julie & Julia has generally received positive reviews.
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