Simply Irresistible (1999) Critic Reviews
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Old-fashioned and obvious, yes, like a featherweight comedy from the 1950s. But that's the charm.Read the full review
The result is sometimes enchanting, but, more often than not, it's frustrating, because the disparate elements of the plot never quite gel.Read the full review
It's a movie, a goofy little movie. Not so bad, but as far as food and sensuality go, ``Like Water for Chocolate'' still has the edge.Read the full review
It is a measure of the shortcomings of this genial, well-meaning but ultimately unenchanting film that scene after scene is stolen by the second bananas.Read the full review
A tuneless variation on the working girl-captivates-Mr. Big formula that has propelled fairy tales as old as Cinderella.Read the full review
The premise was a yummy one in the Mexican hit "Like Water for Chocolate," but it's best to pack Tums in case of heartburn this time around. [5 February 1999, Life, p.11E]Read the full review
Much like a botched souffle that fails to rise, Simply Irresistible is a bland confection that remains doggedly earthbound while attempting flights of romantic fantasy.Read the full review
The two leads are unappealing, the story is dragged on for days and the rather random magical element renders any human factor irrelevant..Read the full review
A third-rate love story.Read the full review
Somehow both formulaic and bat-shit insane. It's sort of a given that films in this genre won't be rigorous cerebral exercises, but Simply Irresistible is almost hypnotic in its unyielding stupidity.Read the full review
