I'm seeing it this weekend! Can't wait! A friend went to a preview and said it was hilarious.

I stayed wide-awake at last night's midnight showing, which is a testament to the great reviews the movie has received (I'm a sleepy person).

Julia Child is a true gem and Meryl Streep's portrayal of the kitchen queen is absolutely charming!

Regarding Julie Powell: she's the "everywoman" who got a lucky break, good for her. Definitely a reflection of how many of us twenty to thirty somethings feel, stuck in an office when we'd rather be baking a cake.

Now how many food bloggers are gonna be pining a little bit more for that book and/or movie deal? How many of us just want to continue to master the art of cooking?

Nerd that I am, I've got tickets reserved for a show this evening at the Sundance Theater in SF, in the balcony where we can also have a glass of wine. In general I'm looking forward to this film as a light treat--keeping my expectations low except for Ms. Streep who I'm sure will be amazing.

Unfortunately, I won't be watching this weekend or next (too many conflicting items on the calendar) but in honor of the release, I did buy Volume One of "Mastering...". Any ideas/suggestions on which recipe I should break the book in with?

Saw it last night! The Julia parts really are the true gems of the film, and I honestly would go see it again. If you've read "My Life in France," you'll love how magically the story is depicted on screen.

Just saw it and loved it. I've read both source books and Ephron did a wonderful job of blending both. The story of the creation of the book, the love affair between Julia and Paul, the hurculean and life-changing task that Julie Powell undertook-great stuff. The food looked delish as did Paris. Wonderful performances and casting throughout. What a pleasure! I'm looking to make Julia's Boeuf Bourgingnon at Autumn's first chill.

It was really quite good, and I'm glad they put more of a focus on Julia than the book did. Frankly, the book is Julie being a slob and whiney mess. I was pleasantly surprised they were smart enough to leave most of that out of the movie and focus on Julia more. Because reading the book, that is what I wanted more of, Julia. Not Julie's whining.

I made it to a screening on Thursday and I have to say, it was really charming. I loved the book, so I expected this to be a bit watered down, but the "Julia" parts were so vibrant and lovely. Amy Adams was cute as Julie, but Meryl really shined in her role. The Julia/Paul dynamic was so fun to watch, whereas the Julie/Eric one was kind of..meh.

I can't wait to see it, but have visitors this week so will have to wait, when I was a latchkey kid I'd come home after school and a local TV station was repeating Julia's cooking show. It was just Julia & me until my mother came home and I'm really looking forward to 'seeing' her again. And who else could have played her except Meryl Streep?!

I had the good luck to have a free pass to the premiere in Montreal a couple of weeks ago, and I came out of the theatre with a huge smile stuck in my face for hours...!It was simply wonderful to see the passion of cooking brought on screen. And honestly, having already read the book before, I started it again as soon as I got home and it was way better, being able to understand in a better way Julia Child's letters that are inserted in the book, and having a precise image of Julie, Eric, the New York flat, etc... run! Go See It!!

Though I love to read this site, I am by no means a cook (though I hope to change that someday), and I really had no interest in seeing the movie...until I read about it here. I just got back from the theater, and I loved it -- very funny and inspiring, though I doubt I'll be deboning any ducks anytime soon!

I'm just waiting for it to be captioned (seeing that I am deaf.) It should be captioned in SF next week.

Saw it yesterday and left starving to death. I swear I could smell everything that was cooking. The movie was very charming with Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci playing the loving couple seemingly effortlessly.

Eat before you go!

Saw it with a group of 6 women last night, and it was
wonderful!! I can't say enough! We went to a local Italian buffet after, and when our cabernet arrived, I toasted us
with a "Bon Apetit" in a perfect Julia falsetto!!

The Julia parts were great, but I actually missed the whiny slobby Julie parts from the book - without that, it's harder to get a sense of just how big this project was. I went in expecting it to be Julie with Julia in the background, but it was almost the opposite. And it was almost more about writing than about cooking, but I did still leave with the need to rush home and make dessert... The acting was great, the sets were lovely, but I think we missed a lot of the conflict in Julie's life that would have made it more engaging. Perhaps the two books really wanted to be two separate movies.

I really loved the movie a lot, and then wrote about it here:

http://dish-and-rag.blogspot.com/2009/07/movie-review-julie-julia.html

If you haven't yet, GO SEE IT! :)

Saw it on Friday and loved it! I'm definitely going to go see it again. It was very funny, though I think I would've liked a little more Julia Child.

@bhdancegirl Do yourself a favor and skip Julia's recipe for something shorter! I was insipired and made Beef Burgandy yesterday (Julia's recipe), was in the kitchen for four hours straight and came out with the sneaking suspicion it would be just as good if I browned the meat and threw everything into a pot to simmer. Don't get me wrong, the dish is good, it's just far too much work for the payoff.

I didn't expect to love this movie. We were actually going to go see GI Joe, but after skimming a few reviews changed our minds. Amy Adams was darling as always but Meryl Streep did an amazing job and made me wish I'd grown up watching Julia's show. Definitely eat before you go, though.

I cried and ate a lot of caramel corn at the Arclight in Hollywood. Great movie, even my husband was inspired and he is much more of an eater than a chef.

i saw it and am so glad to say it was really realy good.

i have read the books and it does a wonderful job of staying true to the stories.

go see it if you love food and cooking.

I wrote my thoughts on the movie, including the culinary gaffes (big surprise: I'm a culinary school student!), here: http://cookingschoolconfidential.com/?p=599

Cheers!

I really liked it, alot of good parts from both books and combined well. And even though we ate lunch right before, my husband still wanted to make the duck en croute after seeing it on the big screen! :)

I, too, thought that this was about writing as much as cooking--and I loved it for that. I could so relate to the process of boxing up hundreds of pages of manuscript--the product of years of work--and the elation of hearing good news from a publisher. This was real to me.

I love love loved the movie! I thought they did a good job of interweaving the two story lines. I'll probably have to go see it again. I especially appreciated seeing the food and how Mastering the Art of French Cooking came to be. And of course, Meryl Streep did a fabulous job.

it made me HUNGRY!!!! but also it made me laugh and cry, too, so all in all i liked it and made me want to read the books.