I have the same complaint that Julia Child had about the blog. It seems more like a gimmick than a real effort at enjoying cooking. The movie was the same way – I enjoyed the Julia bits, but could care less about Julie. The only other redeeming quality was just the concept of the movie – moving back and forth in time. But, everything about the Julie character seemed forced – and the dialog was just dreadful… just there to service the plot, “Gee what should I do? I know, a blog. But what should I write about? Hmmm.. how about cooking”. There have to be a dozen better ways to make the Julie character settle on her choice. She comes across looking like a cartoon.