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.

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

Mark Tarlov never fails

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

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

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.

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.

The only thing redeeming about this movie is the random crab, which is also possibly the worst plot anchor I've ever seen in a movie.

It really is a lovely movie. SMG and SPF are both adorable. This movie isn't going to change the world, but is good for a watch every couple of years.

I resisted quite easily.

It's a fun and sweet movie! Not to be taken too seriously but if your looking for something cute fun and romantic it's a good flick!

This movie is so wonderfully stupid that it is hard not to love. A throwback to classic Hollywood where magical realism required very little realism. So many great actors working so hard to sell an awful script. My guiltiest of guilty pleasure movies.

I absolutely loved this movie! I watched it over and over. The woman who played Tom's co-worker was hilarious! Look a little deeper, you must have missed all the little inuendos and fun! Pure genious!

Simply Irresistible Review Simply Irresistible (1999) starring Sarah Michelle Geller and Sean Patrick Flannery, has it all; a magical crab, beautiful food, the debut of a Xanadu-esque New York City department-store-plus-restaurant, and did you hear about the magical crab? It perfectly represents the level of suspended disbelief one must employ while watching this film. All of the elements, while some have potential to be interesting, are presented, but not integrated, explained, or questioned by the film or its characters. The film's lack of self-awareness leaves me wondering what's a joke and what's not. Should I be laughing at what's happening, or the absurdity that it is indeed happening? The film opens with unbelievably cute Sarah Michelle Geller as Amanda buying fresh food to serve in her restaurant. As if by magic (before we even see any crab) Amanda, with her effortless charm of cuteness, gets everything she wants; despite a vendor-who she knows by name-talking up her stock of blackberries, her daughter mouths to Amanda that the raspberries are fresher. Everyone loves her, but we are not given any reason as to why they should. The film opens by undermining itself, the exploitative nature of cuteness working against the themes of the story, making it almost impossible to walk away from the film with any kind of insight, moral, or interesting takeaway. The film is meant to show how she becomes irresistible but rarely shows her being resisted; she just happens to have inherited a restaurant she cannot manage. Amanda never works towards any of her goals, and receives her magical assistance in the first scene of the film. It's almost impossible to connect with a character who gets everything easily and for free. This movie is especially lacking in how it deals with food. The restaurant is inherited by Amanda when her mother dies, and everyone talks about what an amazing cook she was. Maybe she never taught Amanda how to cook, maybe she was never interested in learning, but the film never explores any familial relationships through the lens of food, despite her mother feeling like another character in the film embodied in the restaurant. Amanda has a pair of earrings from her mother that are important to her, but no dish that reminds her of her, no food she cooked for her when she was a child, no moments or memories that are every actually about food. The film opens itself to interesting topics, but shies away from them. Amanda never denies her magic to Tom or almost anyone else, which is very unique. When he learns of it, he is spooked and it keeps them apart for all of a scene or two before she becomes the head chef of Tom's restaurant and they're back on the same team. Luckily, Amanda does not fall into the tropes of the manic pixie dream girl-she is smart about some things, learns about others, has responsibilities and conversations outside of Tom's jurisdiction, and exists outside of the bubble of his character. Unluckily, she does not achieve anything in the film due to her own skill and hard work-the crab makes her able to make beautiful, inspiring dishes, but what really takes over the eater is her emotions-the diners are able to feel what she felt as she made the food. This is translated impressively in the final scenes when she cooks in Tom's restaurant. Surprisingly, this is an incredibly interesting dining scene; the set, the lighting, how affected the diners were by Amanda's food, and even the food itself was all unique, refined, captivating and inspired, but it really was too little too late to make up for the first hour of the film. This triumph might have been more impressive if she worked hard, but who needs skill when you have Crab Neapolitan?

Slow moving but enjoyed the crabs

Thought it was a really good movie :)

Not exactly high drama, but a cute little movie nevertheless.

It could have actually worked as a musical, Fred Astaire type musical. It was actually quite a cute idea. The writing wasn't that bad, but the editing was so awful, slow paced, and such bad music! Shame! Could have been good.

I do not like the concept of this movie. Amanda is failing to make a go of her mom's restaurant after her mom passes away. Then along comes a magic crab who makes Amanda's cooking outstanding, rescues her love life and generally improves her life. We should all be so lucky to have a magic crab appear.

one of the worst movies that I love. I do, it's weird. there's just something about this movie that is so sweet. I know this movie sucks but I like it.