Simply Irresistible

PG-13

Released Feb 5, 1999

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

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16%

Tomatometer

31 Reviews

54%

Audience Score

25,000+ Ratings

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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Critics Consensus

Simply Irresistible is simply not.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Don Shanahan

25YL (25 Years Later)

Enjoy all the flights of fancy and let yourself lap up all the cuteness possible.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 8, 2019

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Film Threat

Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2005

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Bahad j

This idea of the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Uynga U

Mark Tarlov never fails

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Munkhjargal A

This movie is also a great hit. It's a nice movie to learn a lesson from

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Christina H

This movie is the reason behind my business. I was about 9 years old when I first saw this movie and fell in love with it and the concept behind the movie. I wanted to make my clients feel amazing from the inside out after they leave my hair loss clinic. I pray they never do a remake lol

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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Joel H

My wife and I decided to watch Simply Irresistible on a whim. At first we were confused, and then we were entranced by how bizarre this movie is. This attempt at a romantic comedy feels like a student film with a budget. The plot, the dialogue, the acting, and the editing all seem like they were done by someone who had seen movies before, but never actually made one. The story doesn't make sense or explain anything, and the relationship between Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sean Patrick Flanery is completely forced. Oh, and did I mention that there is a magical crab in this movie? Why? I have no idea.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Asma K

Horrible plotline; completely non-sensical movie; poorly executed; love story was anything but romantic I think what bothers me the most is that there was no point to the movie. I am guessing the moral was that the main character should believe in herself, but that moral was not well portrayed. Instead, it appeared the moral was that the main character should chill and be happy because she now has magic that solved all her problems. I feel as if this film was written, produced, and directed by a 5-year old who ate too much candy before bed. I generally have really low standards for rom-coms because I've seen so many, so I would just like to congratulate this movie for being the worst rom-com I have ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/23

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Mark Tarlov

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Amanda Shelton

Sean Patrick Flanery

Tom Bartlett

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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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