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Summary: Modern fairy tale
Review: Young restaurant owner Amanda (Gellar) is a bad cook. So bad that her restaurant is almost out of business. But everything changes when she meets a strange man selling cancers at a market. Amanda isnt the same any more: suddenly, she can cook fantastic things, the guests love her restaurant again and smart store-manager Tom (Flanery) can't resist Amanda....
This movie isn't a masterpiece, but it's quite good. I liked the story, which is told like a fairy tale, the nice pictures and the good soundtrack. Nevertheless, something's missing. It's not Sarah Michelle's fault though. She IS simply irresistible.
A nice little movie worth watching.
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Summary: Food For thought
Review: A film that you either love or hate; it is a wonderful fairy tale like romantic drama. I found this film whilst flicking through the channels and loved it. It is a magical story about true love, with adorable scenes that involve food, true love, and dancing. It is what dreams of true love are made of and is a film for the romantically inclined.
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Summary: A fairly bad movie - - not SMG's fault
Review: Wow, some of you folks are scaring me. I read thru a dozen reviews (all glowing, 5 star reviews), and was stunned. I'm glad I then came across several that panned this movie badly.Let me first be clear that I am a huge fan of SMG. I surely would not have watched this if she was not in it) As a romantic comedy, this movie is (sadly) not very romantic, nor is it very funny. Sarah does a fine job with the high-school-project level script, and the average directing work. Overall, this movie is just ... not good. Recommend you save your money here and buy a season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to see great writing, excellent directing, and see SMG shine as an actress.
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Summary: An unconventional yet precious love story
Review: I love a good love story as much as the next guy - probably more than the next guy, actually - and Simply Irresistible is a thoroughly charming little romantic comedy that depicts a love that is thoroughly magical and pure. Many a good romantic film is ruined for me by the onrush of a carnal, physical relationship that occurs far too soon and removes the glitter surrounding something beautiful. This movie does not do that, thereby managing to convey, at least to me, the very essence of true love. Giving a brand new twist to the old saying that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, Simply Irresistible is not a conventional love story by any means, yet the rather unexplainable and unaccountable things that take place only add to the true magic of events. You must first suspend your disbelief of Sarah Michelle Gellar having any trouble whatsoever winning a man's heart. Her character, Amanda Shelton, is utterly precious and adorable, exuding an aura of innocence that is far removed from the equally powerful yet quite different presence Gellar displays in her more familiar role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Amanda is the cook in her late mother's restaurant, struggling to keep the business up and running. Her customers love her and the atmosphere of the place, but when it comes right down to it, Amanda is not a very good cook. One strange morning, a strange man at the market sells her a case of crabs, one of which scurries off, thereby causing her to bump into Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery). A short time later, Amanda's fairy godfatherly helper leads Bartlett and his current girlfriend to Amanda's restaurant. Struggling to prepare the Crab Napoleon she had mentioned to Bartlett at the time of their first meeting - a dish she has no idea how to make - she is amazed to find the dish prepared without any conscious effort on her part. Suddenly, Amanda is a terrific cook; not only does her food taste scrumptious, it has strange effects on the people who partake of it (easily breaking the bond between Tom's current girlfriend and himself). This element of weirdness proves to be a problem of sorts for her seemingly predestined romance with Bartlett, as he comes to think of her as some sort of witch. Were I to levitate each time Sarah Michelle Gellar kissed me, that would not be a problem for yours truly, yet Tom somehow disapproves of love-inspired levitation with Amanda. Certainly, this most unusual young lady has bewitched him, but the secret behind Amanda's newfound culinary skills and magical effect on Tom and everyone else who eats her cooking is in fact a crab. Undeniably, the whole crab business is pretty weird, but the romance that blooms slowly and not without a struggle between Amanda and Tom is a classic one sure to warm the hearts of those who are not complete cynics when it comes to love.
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Summary: thumbs up
Review: Simply romantic & adorable. The soundtracks & the background music were great, blends in well with the scenes. Simply Irresistible has that certain charm in it. Who knows, this movie might become a Classic just like the film "It's a wonderful life". PS: In the DVD version, there are some scenes at the "Trailer" options that are not shown in the film. Example, shown in the trailer, Amanda is talking to Gene O'Reilly who was dinning inside her restaurant. I do not know why this scene was omitted in this DVD format movie. Perhaps this could give an important clue who he really was (a guardian angel, a cupid, a genie or probably her dead mother). IMHO, this version was cut down to a running time of only 94 minutes.
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Summary: Funny & yet very romantic!
Review: "Simply Irresistible" is one of the best love story I had ever seen. It touched my heart & soul.
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Summary: Kitchen Bewitching
Review: "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 éclairs, 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. Is the orchid plant in this movie the "Oncidium Sharry Baby?" It did look similar, although I can't say for sure. Some people say it has a fruity vanilla scent and not really a chocolate scent. Most types of vanilla do not produce the vanilla beans. If you wanted to cook with flowers, you would want to make sure that the flowers you added to your cooking were edible. Orchid flowers are apparently edible. Vanilla beans are the cigar-shaped seed pods from a climbing orchid and the pods must be picked, boiled and heated in the sun. It literally takes months to produce the delicious vanilla flavor. It actually takes 100 beans to make 1 gallon of vanilla extract. If you love vanilla extract, you might also enjoy: Fiori di Sicilia flavoring for your baking. 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.) Crab Cooking: Famous Recipes from Famous Places by Joyce Lafray Movies with Food Themes: Babette's Feast
Like Water for Chocolate
Scent of Green Papaya
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Big Night ~TheRebeccaReview.com P.S. If you need a recipe for the caramel iced éclairs to entice someone with, e-mail me from my site.
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Summary: Simply horrible
Review: I'm sorry folks but this movie just bites. I'm a big movie buff and I like SMG, hey I used to be a buffy fan, but its so sad to see SMG in this flop. The script is so horrible, its just bad. This is the plot: SMG plays a down to earth girl, named Amanda Shelton. Her restaurant is doing very bad and things could be better. One day Amanda buys a crab from an interesting man at the market. Anyway, she doesn't cook the crab. She just has him on her kitchen, its watching and that's where the magic comes in. If Amanda wants something, the crab finds a way to bring magic into her life. Amanda meets Tom who is an executive. He likes her but not enough for her to be his girlfriend. When he is with her, he finds that the food has a magical effect on him. When he finds out about the magic, he freaks out and wants nothing to do with her, he eventually comes around and accepts the magic. Yes, they end up together. It was so painful to watch this movie. The movie feels so slow and its just so dull. The actors have no chemistry, its like their forced to like each other. I couldn't wait till the movie was finally over. I thought that the magic crab was completely silly. I would like to see Sarah Michelle Gellar in future romantic comedies, I just hope that she picks out better scripts in the future.
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Summary: I wish there were more movies out there like this one!
Review: "Simply Irresistible" is such a sweet and romantic movie. Others on here have complained about it being a piece of "fluff," but what's wrong with that? It's a modern day fairytale...a movie you just can't help but feel good about! Even my husband, who doesn't normally go for "chick flicks," enjoyed this great little movie. The musical score was fun, too!
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Summary: SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
Review: THE FIRST THAT I SEEN THIS MOVIE I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT ITS A VERY BEAUTIFUL MOVIE OF ROMANCE AND MAGIC...IT MAKES YOU FEEL SO RELAX . WATCH IT I RECOMMEND IT. SEE IT WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY.EVEN THE MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL.
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