Some TV shows require some time to get underneath your skin - some make you fall in love instantly. Then there are those which, from the very beginning, show no soul, no charm, and effectively, no interest in being your new favorite binge.
Guess which category the unorganized, convoluted and confused "Julia" falls into.
It's not that HBO Max biopic, somewhat based on Julia Child's life (more concretely, the beginning of her TV career) is not well produced - that it is. The details, however are almost too thought out, leaving no space for any charm or likability; it seems as nobody really stopped to ask, "OK, but... what are we trying to do here?".
Then there is Sarah Lancashire, possibly only casted as Julia Child for her physical likeness; her British accent is too thick, and when she tries to bring her tone down to sound like Child, she sounds either ridiculous, fake, or as if she is catching a breath. Trying to believe her is exhausting.
On the other side of the spectrum we have David Hyde Pierce, portraying Julia's husband and partner in crime Paul, makes no effort at all, to do anything, for anyone. There is no chemistry between him and Lancashire. It's a dry breeze of absolutely nothing between the two - it's almost as if watching oil and water mix.
"Julia" is a sad effort to bank in a revival of an icon. Child will be remembered for many things - talent, books, TV, more books, more movies, documentary.
Not this.
Guess which category the unorganized, convoluted and confused "Julia" falls into.
It's not that HBO Max biopic, somewhat based on Julia Child's life (more concretely, the beginning of her TV career) is not well produced - that it is. The details, however are almost too thought out, leaving no space for any charm or likability; it seems as nobody really stopped to ask, "OK, but... what are we trying to do here?".
Then there is Sarah Lancashire, possibly only casted as Julia Child for her physical likeness; her British accent is too thick, and when she tries to bring her tone down to sound like Child, she sounds either ridiculous, fake, or as if she is catching a breath. Trying to believe her is exhausting.
On the other side of the spectrum we have David Hyde Pierce, portraying Julia's husband and partner in crime Paul, makes no effort at all, to do anything, for anyone. There is no chemistry between him and Lancashire. It's a dry breeze of absolutely nothing between the two - it's almost as if watching oil and water mix.
"Julia" is a sad effort to bank in a revival of an icon. Child will be remembered for many things - talent, books, TV, more books, more movies, documentary.
Not this.