Simply Irresistible is a 1999 American romantic comedy film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sean Patrick Flanery. It was directed by Mark Tarlov and was written by Judith Roberts. Simply Irresistible is notable as the last movie reviewed by film critic Gene Siskel. He gave it a thumbs down. Amanda Shelton inherits her late mother's restaurant, but lacks her mother's ability to cook. The restaurant is failing when Amanda meets a mysterious and possibly magical man at the local market. He introduces himself as Gene O'Reilly and claims to be an old friend of her mother's. He sells her crabs,... one of which escapes cooking to become her personal mascot. This special crab is magical and it casts spells, with a wave of its claw. Amanda meets her love interest at the market, Tom Bartlett , a department store manager opening an ambitious new restaurant inside his store.
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| Release date: | February 5, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Mark Tarlov |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Fiedler |
| Cinematography: | Robert M. Stevens |
| Screenplay by: | Judith Roberts |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Comedy |