Simply Irresistible Movie Review 1999

Romantic comedy in which failing restaurant owner/chef Amanda Shelton (Gellar) falls for exec Tom Barlett (Flanery). Thanks to the intervention of fairy-godfather O'Reilly (Durang) Amanda suddenly possesses a unique culinary ability--every emotion she's feeling goes into her food and winds up affecting her customers. Tries too hard (this kind of whimsical comedy should be lighter than a souffle) and the leads, appealing as they may be, don't generate any heat when together. The film also sounds like an Americanized version of "Like Water for Chocolate," even if no one's admitting to the notion.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Fantasy, Edibles

Screenplay

Judith Roberts

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, Christopher Durang, Larry (Lawrence) Gilliard, Betty Buckley

Cinematography

Robert Stevens

Director

Mark Tarlov

Music

Gil Goldstein

Producer

John Fiedler, Arnon Milchan, Regency Enterprises, 20th Century Fox Films