Irresistible (2006)

Director:

Ann Turner

Writer:

Ann Turner (writer)

Release Date:

20 July 2006 (Portugal)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A secret is not safe if the truth has a witness.

Plot:

A wife and mother (Sarandon) is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.

Plot Keywords:

Melbourne | Australia | Psychological Thriller | Psychological | Melbourne Australia

Cast

Susan Sarandon	...	Sophie
Sam Neill	...	Craig
Emily Blunt	...	Mara
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	...	Sam (as Bud Tingwell)
William McInnes	...	Jimmy
Georgie Parker	...	Jen
Terry Norris	...	Magistrate
Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik	...	Elly
Lauren Mikkor	...	Ruby
Heather Mitchell	...	Rina
Jill Forster	...	Helen
Joelene Crnogorac	...	Anastasia
Geneviève Picot	...	Mara's Nurse
Carolyn Bock	...	Sophie's Nurse
Alethea McGrath	...	Maggie

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent content, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R | Germany:12 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Citylink, Docklands, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Baker Street

Trivia:

Susan Sarandon worked with writer-director Ann Turner for six months to get the film's script to meet her specifications before principal photography got underway in Australia (from early-March 2005 through late-April 2005).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Sophie is reading the letter addressed to Mara, the address given is Middle Park, 3185, Victoria. The post code for Middle Park is 3206, not 3185. 3185 is the post code for Ripponlea.

Movie Connections:

References The Crush (1993)

Soundtrack:

Tell Me Lies

Intriguing, but one too many twists

Susan Sarandon goes "slumming" in Australia and comes up with a pretty nifty thriller, IRRESISTIBLE. She plays a mom and wife and professional artist who begins to imagine things. She hears voices after her mother dies. Doors open and close of their own accord. Family photos disappear. An elderly neighbor swears someone dressed like Sarandon has been going in and out of her house! Changing the locks doesn't appear to help, and hubby Sam Neill is less than sympathetic. The solution comes at us unexpectedly, but then the writer or director decides to take it for one more turn -- at which point I was crying, "Enough!" It comes to A LIFETIME-type conclusion. Sarandon makes the film. Without her edgy performance as the aging, distraught mother, IRRESISTIBLE would be absolutely nothing. Neil is just window dressing.