07-24-2012, 10:53 AM
The final film by Nora Ephron and not to speak ill of the dead, but we're glad of it. This film is way too long - over two hours and for a foodie film, it didn't make me the least bit hungry. Meryl does her best impersonation of Dan Ackroyd's SNL impersonation of Julia - a clip of which appears in this film and is the best scene in it - if not spoiled by Ephron's overlaid cutesy dialog. What is it with Ephron's dialog? It's got this weird rom-com rhythm that is so distinctive. Amy Adams does her best impersonation of Meg Ryan. It's uncanny. Whatever happened to Ryan anyway? Was she eaten by hyenas? No sword fights. Not even close. Not by a long shot.
Instead of watching this film for two hours, I recommend that you just watch the SNL skit 40+ times. That's a masterpiece. Here it is - you can start now: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-french-chef/278767/">http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/ ... ef/278767/</a><!-- m -->
Instead of watching this film for two hours, I recommend that you just watch the SNL skit 40+ times. That's a masterpiece. Here it is - you can start now: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-french-chef/278767/">http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/ ... ef/278767/</a><!-- m -->
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