I LOVED this movie - Meryl Streep is fantastic (like you wouldn't know that) and so is Amy Adams. Stanley Tucci was so believable as Paul Child - and its a lovely story. Unlike another review, I do think this is like Julia's life - it is modeled off her book "My Life in France". It was great fun, made me ravenously hungry and inspired me to buy "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". See it, you won't be sorry