Julie & Julia

An interesting adaptation of Child's autobiography "My Life in France" and Powell's memoir. The film contrasts the lives of two different women in two different parts of the world, and comes full circle with the experience of cooking; one a culinary chef and inspiration, the other an aspiring cook inspired by Child's recipes. Streep and Adams are as good as usual, but once again the latter's performance is overshadowed much like it was in "Doubt", also by the veteran Streep. Masked as a chick-flick, but is really an intelligent and well-constructed film that everyone can enjoy. The wonderful settings from New York to Paris, with an enjoyable presence of Stanley Tucci as Child's husband are pluses. Certainly a film not to judge by its cover.