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Simplement irrésistible

Original title: Simply Irresistible
  • 1999
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
15K
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Sean Patrick Flanery and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Simplement irrésistible (1999)
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A magical crab works wonders for a terrible chef's culinary skills, leading her towards the man of her dreams.A magical crab works wonders for a terrible chef's culinary skills, leading her towards the man of her dreams.A magical crab works wonders for a terrible chef's culinary skills, leading her towards the man of her dreams.

  • Director
    • Mark Tarlov
  • Writer
    • Judith Roberts
  • Stars
    • Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Sean Patrick Flanery
    • Patricia Clarkson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Tarlov
    • Writer
      • Judith Roberts
    • Stars
      • Sarah Michelle Gellar
      • Sean Patrick Flanery
      • Patricia Clarkson
    • 205User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Amanda Shelton
    Sean Patrick Flanery
    Sean Patrick Flanery
    • Tom Bartlett
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Lois McNally
    Dylan Baker
    Dylan Baker
    • Jonathan Bendel
    Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
    Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
    • Nolan Traynor
    • (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
    Christopher Durang
    Christopher Durang
    • Gene O'Reilly
    Betty Buckley
    Betty Buckley
    • Aunt Stella
    Olek Krupa
    Olek Krupa
    • Valderon
    Amanda Peet
    Amanda Peet
    • Chris
    Alex Draper
    • Francois
    Drew Nieporent
    Drew Nieporent
    • Gil Shapiro
    Anthony Ruivivar
    Anthony Ruivivar
    • Ramos
    Andrew McFarlane
    Andrew McFarlane
    • The Poet
    Steven Skybell
    Steven Skybell
    • Mr. Mueller
    Phyllis Somerville
    Phyllis Somerville
    • Ruth
    Andrew Seear
    • Frank Rogers
    Meg Gibson
    Meg Gibson
    • Hannah Wallberg
    Bill Raymond
    Bill Raymond
    • Howard
    • Director
      • Mark Tarlov
    • Writer
      • Judith Roberts
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    User reviews205

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    8shido-san

    I can't believe the ratings collected on this movie!

    This is Sarah Michelle Gellar's best movie! Unpretentious, genuine young lady battling the reality of small business and about to see her whole world go down the kitchen drain when she is saved by wonder.

    And that is what this story is about wonder.. and food.

    For me the details are everything. The plot is simple and that is probably what disturbs a number of the reviewers.. but they admit it themselves.. and they can't put their finger on it. Here we finally have a story where everything suddenly goes right. And wouldn't you like that to happen to you at least once! The movie has name players but not A-listers. The story features a great deal to do with savouring the taste of food, and who would go to see a movie based on food? Yet.. there are few pictures I enjoy more than this one. I am not a SMG fan, but in this motion picture Sarah is absolutely perfectly cast. It is her 13 Going On 30 role!
    8meganputt873

    The perfect little gem

    I'm sorry but I love this movie! I know it's gotten terrible reviews but it's this was not made to be an Oscar winning film. It's a quirky little romantic comedy with touches of magic and wonder. The acting is great and with the amazing Patricia Clarkson you will find yourself giggling the whole movie. Let's face it.. this is not a box office hit. But if you want a beautiful feel good movie to calm you on a Saturday afternoon while you drink your cup of tea.. look no further. It will be put into your "guilty pleasures" bank as soon as you finish it.
    5noralee

    Bland But Entertaining

    I was surprised how much I enjoyed "Simply Irresistible."

    I went because I like the leads from TV shows and I like magic realism .

    I didn't mind that it rips off "Like Water for Chocolate" but I did mind how cheaply it was done with really lousy cinematography and poor lighting.

    The cute script had the teens in the audience laughing out loud so it's too bad there was no directorial imagination. Bring on the fantasy scenes, please.

    It also badly needed a choreographer, but it had nice music here and there.

    Not the best romantic movie of the year.

    (Originally written 2/13/1999)
    Cipher-J

    Wholly incompatible!

    While a thousand monkeys on a thousand typewriters might never write a play like Shakespeare, any ten of them could have cranked out the lines for this one. It is at best a romantic comedy for the Barbie and Ken doll set, with a script so trite and corny as to be unintentionally amusing. Gellar is suitably appealing in her role as Amanda, a likeable and intelligent young woman, but it is "she" who becomes bewitched by a character with no more depth than a paper cutout, having to his credit only lots of money and conventional good looks. Then the plot revolves around her obsession with catching him, when it is painfully obvious that he isn't worth running after.

    The title implies that it is "she" who is irresistible, except that she is always chasing after him. In other words, if she is so irresistible, why would she need "magic" to catch such a dolt? Her character is a hundred times more interesting than his, bothering to be concerned about others and such, while he is too in love with "himself" to care about anyone else. The deepest thought he can contemplate is the perfect paper plane! If there is a prince to this farce of a fairy tale, it might come closer to her buddy the cook, who is at least a fairly good friend. But this is a shallow and embarrassing story, tediously boring, with no better message but that money and glamour are more worth having than imagination and character.
    BrownFedora

    A Guilty Pleasure

    This film represents nothing truly exceptional. It has no exceptional acting, messages, faces (maybe Sarah M Gellar, but looks aren't everything), or lines. I didn't spend $7.50 on it to see it in the theater, nor will spend $3.00 at the rental store to see this. But why is it that when I see it on TV (I got cable) 9 out of 10 times I stop to watch it? Maybe because this movie speaks to the little romantic in all of us. We know or will learn that relationships don't make Emeril dishes appear at will or having odd gases spew from deserts but it's still a cute flick with two of the romance and a happy ending.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Several scenes in the movie were shot inside New York's Henri Bendel department store. So as not to disrupt normal business, motion picture equipment was brought in at closing time and filming would go on all night. When customers arrived at the store each morning, all traces of the production had vanished.
    • Goofs
      A string can be seen attached to the crab as it scuttles through the market in the opening scene.
    • Quotes

      Tom Bartlett: If the broom fits, ride it!

    • Crazy credits
      For Judy
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Payback/She's All That/Rushmore/Simply Irresistible/My Name Is Joe (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Little King
      Performed by The Hollowbodies

      Written by Phillip Roebuck

      Courtesy of Polydor Records

      By arrangement with Universal Film and TV Music

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1999 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Stream Simply Irresistible on Disney+ Hotstar
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Simplemente irresistible
    • Filming locations
      • Henri Bendel Department Store - 712 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Regency Productions
      • Polar Entertainment Corporation
      • Taurus Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,398,989
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,232,686
      • Feb 7, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,398,989
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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