JULIE AND JULIA is a fun, charming, and funny movie that isn't perfect, but makes two enjoyable hours fly by. This is, for the most part, due to the two leading actresses: Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. They create in the film an atmosphere of fun and wit, helped by the script from writer/director Nora Ephron that is bursting with wit, charm, and laughs. The film has some strong but infrequent profanity. "D**n" is used three times (twice as "godd**n"), and "b**ch" is used four or five times. A character remarks that a noodle is "hot as a stiff c**k", and "f**k" is used once in a non-sexual context. Married couples are shown tumbling around a bit, but it is not explicit in any way. Both leads are great, strong role models.

--------- i sat there with tears behind my eyelids at re-seeing julia child (streep is spot on... ) and finding out she had a husband and colleagues (with whom she disagreements ) and that the book being published didn't fall in her lap - and laughing at her pecadillos and julie's literary trials and tribulations . . .

Sex : Julia and Paul make out in a bed and turn the lights out. The moan and you see them move under the covers. - Eric and Julie fall back and kiss on a couch happily. - Dorthy kisses her love at a wedding - Julia and Paul sit and make out on a chair. - Julie is in her bra as Eric carries her and they fall on to a bed kissing - Julia says "Paul takes a nap" as it shows a video of them kissing and sitting on a bed. - Several couples dance and at a wedding - Eric tries to make out with Julie, but she pushes him away. - Julia cries because she wishes she was pregnant. - Several hugs, forehead kisses, sexual content involving chickens, and bare chests of men in bed with women. |||| Violence : A woman tries to kill a crab in hot water but fails. |||| Language : F**k, Bi**h, D*mn, C*ck, Sh*t, H*ll. Many swears are used in insults. |||| Drinks : A few here and there |||| good message : yes good one! All about never giving up and following you're heart!

Product placement in film and television is a good discussion point for parents and children.

Very good, I thought. I love Meryl Streep, what an actress! She's just amazing. Amy Adams is perfect. Loved the story. A tad slow but worth it. Excellent food! Great messages about sticking to your ultimate dream and making it happen, despite what anyone thinks. Fun to watch with the girls! Good for 12+ and up, I wouldn't think younger kids would be the least bit interested.

This movie will probably be appreciated more by older children rather than younger children. Some one mentioned that this movie is tame for a pg13 movie and I agree. A couple language issues but very mild compared to so many other movies. Of course Meryl Streep nails Julia Child, but Amy Adams is also very good, and she is attired/made up to look like the actual Julie Powell character she plays. It was interesting to learn the story of how Julia Child trained and persevered to become the cook she was. Recommended for family viewing.

This movie is a great discussion-launcher. It is well made and weaves stories of two different women in two different eras each discovering what to do next. They both end up cooking, but for different reasons. They both have strong, supportive husbands. Without these guys, I don't think they would have succeeded with their new passions. This movie encourages people to take on something new and wait for the results. Like I said, great conversation-starter, especially for a tenn!