There isn't really a lot to say about this movie. It was made by Nora Ephron who directed movies like "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail" so you should have a good idea of what to expect from the outset. The movie follows Julia Child as she begins her life as one of the foremost experts of French cuisine. It follows her as she starts to learn about cooking as well as the French culture and then, with the help of a few friends, begins to write the cookbook that is one of the best selling cookbooks ever.
The Julie in the title is Julie Powell. She lives in Queens, NYC and in 2002 decides to start a blog that will document her quest to cook every recipe in Julia Child's cookbook (over 500 of them) in one year. The obvious happens with this half of the story: the husband who initially supports the project begins to feel neglected by his wife because of it, they fight, they get back together, all is love.
There are very few "twists" in this movie for obvious reasons, but there are a few things at the end of the movie that are atypical for this type of film. Overall it is a cute film, but it has about as much cinematic relevance as the rest of Nora Ephron's film credits will show.
It is, however, a great movie to watch with your wife if she is tired of watching movies like The Seven Samurai or Star Wars with you.
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