If you haven't build up enough relationship capital to get out of seeing at least one chick flick this summer, fellas, you could do worse than Julie & Julia.

The movie is based on a pair of true stories: one of famous chef Julia Child; the other of a secretary named Julie Powell, who made it her mission to complete Child's best-selling cookbook in one year.

Starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, the film opens on August 7. Enjoy this preview for it: