Search - Simply Irresistible [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 08/17/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Fantasy See Also: Simply Irresistible [Widescreen/Fullscreen], Simply Irresistible [Widescreen]

An airy romance in the tradition of classic Hollywood comedies of the Depression Era, Simply Irresistible (1999) also presses into service the food-obsessed magical realism of Like Water for Chocolate (1992). Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Amanda Shelton, the chef at Southern Cross, a trendy Tribeca restaurant she inherited from her legendary mother. Not the most inspired of culinary artists, Amanda is running the establishment into the ground, until a cab-driving, Cupid-like guardian angel (playwright Christopher Durang) intervenes with a magical crab that puts Amanda in the path of slick spin master Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery). Tom is opening a restaurant for his boss Jonathan Bendel (Dylan Baker), who wants to assure the eatery is no less than a four-star affair, but the temperamental French chef is giving fits to Bartlett and his secretary Lois (Patricia Clarkson). Enter Amanda, who falls head over heels for Tom, love suddenly bestowing upon her the gift of infusing her dishes with powerful amorous emotions that overwhelm diners with a rapturous ecstasy. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Sarah Michelle Gellar - Amanda Shelton
Sean Patrick Flanery - Tom Bartlett
Patricia Clarkson - Lois McNally
Dylan Baker - Jonathan Bendel
Christopher Durang - Gene O'Reilly
Anthony Ruivivar

Mark Tarlov's fantasy romance Simply Irresistible comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack and a second English soundtrack have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a theatrical trailer and biographies of the cast and crew. This disc is fine, but the prohibitive list price makes it difficult to recommend without reservation. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide