Julie and Julia showed a story about an amateur chef cooking her way through a famous cookbook.  It is hard to play a successful role in a movie when you're up against Meryl Streep.  While Amy Adams did a good job of portray Julie, Meryl Streep was the clear star of this film.  Her portrayal of Julia Childs was spot on, and to me seemed identical to how acted in real life.  The stories of Julie and Julia were parallel in the film; they both had very similar problems and lives.  Even though I definitely liked Julia Childs part of the film much better, it is one of my favorite movies.