Simply Irresistible (1999)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Mark Tarlov

Writer (WGA):

Judith Roberts (written by)

Release Date:

5 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Magic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest.

Plot:

A department store executive (Flanery) tries to resist falling in love with a young woman (Gellar),...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Restaurant | Department Store | Sex In Elevator | Rich Man Poor Woman

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Amanda Shelton
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Tom Bartlett
Patricia Clarkson	...	Lois McNally
Dylan Baker	...	Jonathan Bendel
Larry Gilliard Jr.	...	Nolan Traynor
Christopher Durang	...	Gene O'Reilly
Betty Buckley	...	Aunt Stella
Olek Krupa	...	Valderon
Amanda Peet	...	Chris
Alex Draper	...	Francois
Drew Nieporent	...	Gil Shapiro
Anthony Ruivivar	...	Ramos
Andrew McFarlane	...	The Poet
Steven Skybell	...	Mr. Mueller
Phyllis Somerville	...	Ruth

Also Known As:

Einfach unwiderstehlich (Germany)
The Magic Hour (USA) (working title)
Vanilla Fog (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual references.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Henri Bendel Department Store - 712 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Trivia:

The original title for this movie was "Vanilla Fog".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Amanda Shelton opens the shop door after seeing the cop adjusting his belt, the camera is visible and a crew guy is crouched down.

Quotes:

Tom Bartlett: Very bold plate selection, I might add. Explains the outfit.
Amanda Shelton: To eliminate a necklace would've taken another half hour.
Tom Bartlett: I see.
Amanda Shelton: Doesn't look like it takes you very long.
Tom Bartlett: Touché. I do seem to come out of the shower fully dressed in a blue suit.

Movie Connections:

References Dumbo (1941)

Soundtrack:

That Old Black Magic

a charming romantic comedy that could have been better

This is a very sweet little movie. The "magic" business in it is there to give it a little edge, and I think that they wisely don't explain it, but the movie works best when they underplay it. It's at its best around the "shopping for plates" sequence when the characters discuss how often men think about sex. It's handled with a light touch that is just right. That is the tone that I would have liked to see the movie maintain, and which they hit now and again during the course of it, but also missed from time to time.

It's not a sure thing (it's no "Moonstruck", for example), but if you like romantic comedy it's worth a look. I'd give it a 7/10 (slightly less than 3 stars, but close).