Simply Irresistible (1999) (Ws)

Starring:Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, Larry Gilliard Jr., Christopher Durang, Betty Buckley, Olek Krupa, Amanda Peet, Alex Draper, Drew Nieporent, Anthony Ruivivar, Andrew McFarlane (II), Steven Skybell, Phyllis Somerville, Andrew Seear, Meg Gibson, Bill Raymond, Yusef Bulos, Joseph Mosso
Director: Mark Tarlov
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Call it Buffy the Culinary Slayer. Sarah Michelle Gellar, who usually runs around staking vampires and fighting demons, turns cute and cuddly as an aspiring chef in this magical-realist comedy that borrows a page--heck, whole chapters--from Like Water for Chocolate. Out at the market one day, Gellar stumbles on both a magical crab and the babelicious Sean Patrick Flanery who, wouldn't you know it, is opening up a posh restaurant at Bendel's department store (actually, the two have been brought together by fairy godfather Christopher Durang). Odd and implausible circumstances give these two cuties more opportunities to moon at each other, and suddenly Gellar's cooking takes off--turns out all her nicey-nice feelings towards Flanery are going into her cooking, with the help of that quiet but powerful little crab. Gellar's almost-closed restaurant starts to thrive, and her desserts begin making everyone horny. A cute premise that never really takes off, Simply Irresistible glides along on Gellar's charisma alone; in her off hours, Buffy certainly can be the lighthearted girl next door, and Gellar works to give some depth to her one-dimensional character. Flanery, though, while appealing at times, plays up his character's commitment-phobia to irritating degrees. Chock full of fairy-tale elements that never really come together (is that crab really necessary?), Irresistible does boast charming performances by Patricia Clarkson and Dylan Baker as Flanery's secretary and boss, respectively. However, it's a little odd to see these two, who scored raves for two serious and harrowing art-house flicks (Clarkson in High Art, Baker in Happiness) doing the light-and-fluffy romantic comedy thing. They're two of the very few ingredients that occasionally make this soufflé of a movie rise; at the end, however, it's flat as a pancake. --Mark Englehart
Description
Beautiful restaurant owner Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is falling head over heels for handsome, hard-driving executive Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery). Unfortunately, Tom is too busy to recognize that she's truly the girl of his dreams until Amanda puts him under her tantalizing spell!

Simply Irresistible (1999) (Ws)
Average customer rating:

If only they had cast Freddie Prinze Jr.

A Screwball Romance/Comedy with a Lot of Heart

A Magic movie for everybody

Simply Irresistible...

Cheesey but I like it

Simply Irresistible (1999) (Ws)
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar , Sean Patrick Flanery , Patricia Clarkson , Dylan Baker , and Larry Gilliard Jr.
Director: Mark Tarlov
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Simply Irresistible: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

ASIN: B000067J1O
Release Date: 2002-08-27

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Call it Buffy the Culinary Slayer. Sarah Michelle Gellar, who usually runs around staking vampires and fighting demons, turns cute and cuddly as an aspiring chef in this magical-realist comedy that borrows a page--heck, whole chapters--from Like Water for Chocolate. Out at the market one day, Gellar stumbles on both a magical crab and the babelicious Sean Patrick Flanery who, wouldn't you know it, is opening up a posh restaurant at Bendel's department store (actually, the two have been brought together by fairy godfather Christopher Durang). Odd and implausible circumstances give these two cuties more opportunities to moon at each other, and suddenly Gellar's cooking takes off--turns out all her nicey-nice feelings towards Flanery are going into her cooking, with the help of that quiet but powerful little crab. Gellar's almost-closed restaurant starts to thrive, and her desserts begin making everyone horny. A cute premise that never really takes off, Simply Irresistible glides along on Gellar's charisma alone; in her off hours, Buffy certainly can be the lighthearted girl next door, and Gellar works to give some depth to her one-dimensional character. Flanery, though, while appealing at times, plays up his character's commitment-phobia to irritating degrees. Chock full of fairy-tale elements that never really come together (is that crab really necessary?), Irresistible does boast charming performances by Patricia Clarkson and Dylan Baker as Flanery's secretary and boss, respectively. However, it's a little odd to see these two, who scored raves for two serious and harrowing art-house flicks (Clarkson in High Art, Baker in Happiness) doing the light-and-fluffy romantic comedy thing. They're two of the very few ingredients that occasionally make this soufflé of a movie rise; at the end, however, it's flat as a pancake. --Mark Englehart

Description

Beautiful restaurant owner Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is falling head over heels for handsome, hard-driving executive Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery). Unfortunately, Tom is too busy to recognize that she's truly the girl of his dreams until Amanda puts him under her tantalizing spell!

Customer Reviews:

If only they had cast Freddie Prinze Jr. .......2007-06-04

I thought Sean Patrick Flannery was too caddish to be believable as a foil for Sarah Michelle Gellar. She's very pretty in this movie but I found the movie awkward to watch. I think casting Freddie Prinze Jr. as a ruthless serial monogamist would have been a brave yet successful choice because the actor has the sensitivity and range to play a cold character that can still be believable as Sarah Michelle Gellar's love interest. Fans of The Wire will enjoy seeing The Greek and D'Angelo in the cast.

A Screwball Romance/Comedy with a Lot of Heart.......2007-05-09

I wonder what the suits in the room were thinking when they heard the concept of this movie:

"An angel and his magical crab help a good-hearted, but lousy chef save her dead mother's restaurant and the heart of a cynical handsome businessman."

Jaws drop.

Suit #1: What an amazing idea!
Suit #2: A magical crab? Will it sing calypso music?
Suit #3: Name it Sebastian!
Suit #1: That's been done.
Idea Guy: No, no calypso. But great food. Mouthwatering. Sexy eclairs.
Suit #2: Yes, yes! Marvelous!
Suit #1: Wait - what's an eclair? Some kind of doughnut?
Suit #2: No,it's an elongated pastry filled with custard or whipped cream.
Suit #3: (chuckles,elbows Suit#1) O-kay. I get that metaphor.
Idea Guy: There's a scene where the magical crab wears a lettuce leaf and waves to the handsome businessman as he enters the kitchen.
Suit #3: (nods head excitedly) That is *exactly* the kind of movie we need to make!

This movie is odd in every sense, but that's why I like it. It's not your typical romance movie. Sarah Michelle Gellar is very sweet in this movie and there's a definite chemistry between her and Sean Patrick Flanery. This is a quirky, charming movie. Very adorable! Although Betty Buckley was wasted in this movie.

A Magic movie for everybody.......2007-05-09

I bought this movie years ago, and everytime I see it again I really feel great. The romance in this movie give us the hope to have a better time every day, even the history is simple it has enough energy to touch our innerselves.
This movie is one of the romantic and delightful pictures I have ever see, mostly because of the great actors, Sarah Michelle really have chemistry with Sean Patrick.

Simply Irresistible..........2007-05-06

This was a simple, goofy, silly love fantasy. There was nothing believable throughout the entire DVD. That's why I enjoyed it so much. For some people, sometimes in their lives - the fantasy of love comes true. We should all be so lucky (sometimes we are - many are not!). The point: if true love presents itself to you, don't rationalize, take it, else it may NEVER come your way again!

My rating: Five stars

Cheesey but I like it.......2007-04-25

I saw this movie one time and thought it was goofy, but saw it again, and I warmed up to it. Gotta love magical crustaceans!

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She's the One: Following the success of his spunky, 1995 directorial debut, The Brothers McMullen, Edward Burns suffers a little sophomore slump with this comedy about a pair of rivalrous brothers who get into bizarre relationships with women in a fierce but immature pursuit of happiness. When they find they both have a complicated interest in the same woman (Cameron Diaz), things come to a head. The film is a little overwritten, undershot, bulky, slow, and static, but it is also funny and inventive--further proof that Burns knows his New York City beat as well as Woody Allen does. With Jennifer Aniston, Maxine Bahns, and John Mahoney. --Tom Keogh

Simply Irresistible: Call it Buffy the Culinary Slayer. Sarah Michelle Gellar, known for running around staking vampires and fighting demons, turns cute and cuddly as an aspiring chef in this magical-realist comedy that borrows a page--heck, whole chapters--from Like Water for Chocolate. Out at the market one day, Gellar stumbles on both a magical crab and the babelicious Sean Patrick Flanery who, wouldn't you know it, is opening up a posh restaurant at Bendel's department store (actually, the two have been brought together by fairy godfather Christopher Durang). Odd and implausible circumstances give these two cuties more opportunities to moon at each other, and suddenly Gellar's cooking takes off--turns out all her nicey-nice feelings towards Flanery are going into her cooking, with the help of that quiet but powerful little crab. Gellar's almost-closed restaurant starts to thrive, and her desserts begin making everyone horny. A cute premise that never really takes off, Simply Irresistible glides along on Gellar's charisma alone, working to give some depth to her one-dimensional character. Flanery, though, while appealing at times, plays up his character's commitment-phobia to irritating degrees. Chock full of fairy-tale elements that never really come together (is that crab really necessary?), Irresistible does boast charming performances by Patricia Clarkson and Dylan Baker as Flanery's secretary and boss, respectively. However, it's a little odd to see these two, who scored raves for two serious and harrowing art-house flicks (Clarkson in High Art, Baker in Happiness) doing the light-and-fluffy romantic comedy thing. They're two of the very few ingredients that occasionally make this soufflé of a movie rise; at the end, however, it's flat as a pancake. --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews:

Caramel Iced Eclairs.......2007-02-09

Review for Simply Irresistible

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness." ~Elsa Schiaparelli

Sarah Michelle Gellar's softer side appears as she picks up the batterie de cuisine and tackles saving a restaurant from certain death. When it looks like Amanda's career is about to end as a chef, an angel appears in her life and gives her some sage advice about looking for a door that will open when another one closes. As the chef of a failing 70 year-old restaurant, the Southern Cross, she only has her loyal clientele who are not there for the food.

To say she is adorable as a chef is an understatement. She appears in a variety of fashionable outfits and weaves a sweet innocent spell on the viewer. Worth watching to see Sarah dressed up in a variety of outfits and different hairstyles.

There are also scenes of outdoor markets, beautiful orchids and of course restaurant scenes, Sarah shopping, cooking and crawling about on the floor chasing after magical crabs all to romantic music.

Instead of slaying vampires, "Buffy" bewitches Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery) and entices love right into her life through cooking a variety of gourmet dishes. If every man has his weakness, Tom's weakness is luscious cuisine.

"She can cook things that make you crazy." ~Tom

As every kitchen sorceress has discovered, the right food can create the right mood and can invite happiness and love into your life. I loved the dance scene and the scene where Tom and Amanda disappear into the scented mist. This movie emphasizes the aphrodisiac qualities of food.

Amanda Shelton (Sarah) only discovers her true cooking talents after meeting Tom. At first she seems unaware of her current fate while Tom seems to be trying to control his fate. He is disturbed by his lack of emotional control and when he falls "in love" with Amanda, his world seems to be spinning out of control.

"My whole life was ordinary and then we met and these amazing things started to happen." ~Amanda

Is it love that makes Amanda a better cook and makes her cooking taste even better to Tom? Are their senses in a state of heightened awareness from the chemicals rushing through their bodies or is there magic floating about? Once she finds a recipe for caramel eclairs, Tom is even more attracted to her.

There are very few movies about cooking or chefs so this one is a treat. Tear drops in the food reminded me of Like Water for Chocolate. The emotions Amanda feels are somehow magically mixed into the food she is cooking. Either the dishes make people cry, stun them or make them lose their inhibitions. She seems to have a magical gift for culinary creations that have an effect on anyone who consumes them.

After watching this movie you may want to feed your lover oranges, invest in some expensive vanilla extract, get lost in a kiss or cook up some bliss. If you are looking for the best vanilla for your cooking, Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla is superior.

Deliciously cute, silly spells, sweet innocent love and a few hot and steamy kissing scenes in the kitchen. For romantics and lovers of kitchens and cuisine. Almost a culinary Cinderella story.

You might enjoy these books:

The Seduction Cookbook by Diane Brown (Baked Salmon with Raspberry Cabernet Sauce, ideas for late night seduction snacks and information on growing an erotic herb garden.)

A Passionfruit Cookbook by Patrick Jesse Pons-Worley (The flavor of passion fruit is so seductive and exotic.)

Written with a Spoon (Poetry and Recipes)

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon

The Edible Flower Garden by Rosalind Creasy

InterCourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook (The "Fig Pastries" are decadent and naughty.)

Movies with Food Themes:

Babette's Feast
Like Water for Chocolate
Scent of Green Papaya
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Big Night

~The Rebecca Review

P.S. If you need a recipe for the caramel iced eclairs to entice someone with, e-mail me from my site. I can't believe they didn't publish a cookbook to go with this movie, they still should!

Average customer rating:

If only they had cast Freddie Prinze Jr.
A Screwball Romance/Comedy with a Lot of Heart
A Magic movie for everybody
Simply Irresistible...
Cheesey but I like it

Simply Irresistible
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar , Sean Patrick Flanery , Patricia Clarkson , Dylan Baker , and Larry Gilliard Jr.
Director: Mark Tarlov
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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