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Simply Irresistible

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After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly (Christopher Durang). Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery), who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.
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Simply Irresistible is simply not.

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Xan Brooks Independent (UK) 12/20/2024
Of course it's tempting fate to dub your film Simply Irresistible, but this vacuous soufflé about a magically-empowered caterer is genuinely rank. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
Simply Irresistible is old-fashioned and obvious, yes, like a featherweight comedy from the 1950s. But that's the charm. I love movies that cut loose from the moorings of the possible and dance among their fancies. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan 25YL (25 Years Later) 09/08/2019
3/5
Enjoy all the flights of fancy and let yourself lap up all the cuteness possible. Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
1/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/10/2005
2/5
Caffeinated Clint Film Threat 05/06/2005
2/5
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Alain E @AlainE Feb 3 This has poor overall rating, but 3/4 from Roger Ebert and 4.7 on Amazon Prime! Unfortunately, it’s unwatchable. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 13 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Darragh H @RT19827700 May 26 Underrated gem. Great cast and performances and really charming setting and Gellar shines onscreen. Roger Ebert was one of the few critics to positively review it upon release. See more James B @RT54975811 10/25/2024 This was my first time watching this movie, and it was rough. I'm not sure if it is because it hasn't aged well being 25 years old, or if it is just kind of rough. I thought some of the acting was just not great in a lot of parts. It definitely make me cringe a few times especially when the cover of The Police song came on about 2/3 through the movie. It's a movie that I would skip over to be honest. See more Bahad j @RT27093708 07/19/2024 This idea of ​​the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people. See more Uynga U @RT32500567 07/19/2024 Mark Tarlov never fails See more Read all reviews
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Mark Tarlov

Director

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Amanda Shelton

Sean Patrick Flanery

Tom Bartlett

Patricia Clarkson

Lois McNally

Dylan Baker

Jonathan Bendel

Christopher Durang

Gene O'Reilly

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Synopsis After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly (Christopher Durang). Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery), who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.
Director
Mark Tarlov
Producer
Jon Amiel, Joseph Caracciolo Jr., John Fiedler
Screenwriter
Judith Roberts
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
New Regency Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 5, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.4M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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