And I agree: people need to stop crying and moaning. Sure, Julie Powell whines a bit. But hello she has a real job and a shitty apartment and she’s still trying to cook. Julia Child had a sweet, easy life compared to that. Her husband was a diplomat who paid the rent, and, at a certain point, she cooked all day long. Whenever and whatever she wanted.

Julie Powell is the character who is the real “us” (or “me”) in this movie. Julia Child kept saying she was writing for “servantless American housewives”…except she was of a station and social class where she could basically BE her own servant / cook. Julie Powell had to work at a crapass horrible job all day. Her life is the one that’s more similar to mine. SO OF COURSE THERE’S WHINING. Life with a job: sucks!!

I did love Streep/Tucci but I think everyone whining about the Powell half is a) wrong and b) just mindlessly repeating what others have said and c) totally ignoring what you so rightly point out: Julie Powell is the reason their performances even exist. People need to shut it.