One of the best films I have seen this year that made me crave cookbooks and bizarre ingredients. Based on two true stories that were interlocked together this story follows Julie Powell (played excellently by Amy Adams) in 21st Century America who decides on a wim that as her 30th birthday is approaching and she hasn't done anything of note so far in her life she will cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in a year and blog about it at the same time.
As she becomes more and more engrossed in her cooking her relationship and job are both effected, causing her to make some major changes in her life. This is the 'main' story, although really I think both areas are given equal attention. The second story which parallels the first is based on the life of ground-breaking American cook Julia Child ( Meryl Streep shines through yet again) who dreams of bringing French Cooking into the home of the American Housewife. Her husband stands by her devotedly as they move to France for Julia to join Cookery College (an unheard of occupation for a woman in the 1940s) and supports her as she embarks on a huge career.
The mixture of both stories and the way Julie relates to Julia's work is amazing and had me rushing to Amazon.co.uk afterwards in order to look up Julia Child's most famous book. Anyone will like this film, but it helps especially if you are obsessed with food ( I definitely am!) and like taking risks with your cooking. One I will be buying to enjoy again and again.
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