Two nights ago I went to see Julie and Julia. I'd been looking forward to it, because I had seen the previews and thought that it looked like it would be a lot of fun, especially with Meryl Streep playing the role of Julia Child.
I'm an enlightened male. I have no problem with going to see a "chick flick", especially if there are good people in it. And Meryl Streep is good people. So is Amy Adams.
I've seen Meryl Streep in a lot of roles, and while there've certainly been some that I've been lukewarm about, she's generally phenomenal. I am in full recognition of her all-around awesomeness as an actress. She's achieved a lot, and she's been in some landmark films.
And Amy Adams is probably the most adorable thing on two feet. I don't mean to sound patronizing by saying that (because "adorable" can be interpreted that way sometimes), but she has this incredibly endearing screen presence that makes you just want to hug her, even when her character is having a meltdown. Read the rest of this entry »
