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66 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 142 Ratings

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  • Starring: Amy Adams, Chris Messina, Meryl Streep
  • Summary: Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. (Sony Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: David Denby
    90
    One of the gentlest, most charming American movies of the past decade. Its subject is less food as something to cook than food as the binding and unifying element of dinner parties, friendship, and marriage.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    88
    Even if you don't give a shiitake mushroom about food, there's much to savor in this lively comedy with dramatic aftertastes.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    60
    A movie that soars whenever Child is on the screen and sags when Powell shows up.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 79
  3. Negative: 13 out of 79
  1. JohnP.
    10
    Great parity , Both lead characters attained thier lifelong goals . Terrific creativity and good stories.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. EliasC
    5
    I wish I could split this vote; 8 for Julia, 3 for Julie. The problem with this film is Nora Ephron. She took 2 interesting books and reduced the plot to a Cliff Notes version and managed to make both stories uninteresting. But even Nora Ephron could not hide the potential of a truly great film based on the life of Julia Child. I found myself wanting more. More story, more character, more drama. A bio flick about Julia Child would have been fascinating. Tell us about her days in Ceylon. Tell us about her TV days. Tell us more about her relationship with Paul Child. All we get is snipes and tidbits here and there delivering in an incomplete story. The performances by the great Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci stand out as a testimonial of what could have been. However such a film is apparently not within the capability of the writer/director. Instead we get a side story with Amy Adams as Julie playing a typical Ephron character - obsessive, depressing, and tiresome.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. BerylV.
    3
    Other than the spectacular performance of Meryl Streep, I found the movie completely uninteresting. Maybe I wasn't hungry.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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