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The fact that Sam Neill and rising starlet Emily Blunt (The Devil
Wears Prada) feature in the main co-starring parts is even further
corroboration that the production wasn’t short of a penny.
What they are short of though… is a clue.
If the filmmakers had tried to get Irresistible
up without it’s “all star cast” it might have never happened. There’s
no way an investor with half-a-brain would pour his or her money into
such an old-hat piece of rubbish.
Sarandon plays Sophie Hartley,
an artist and wife of a prominent Australian businessman (Sam Neill),
whose suddenly convinced that that someone - most likely her hubby’s
co-worker, played by Emily Blunt - is trying to steal her children, her
husband: her life.
For all intents and purposes, Irresistible
is a bad film in good film’s clothing – looks appealing on the outside
but on the inside its as hollow as an Easter egg - think The Temp or The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
but with some super-fine talent up front and some compelling
cinematography. The fact that it’s set in Melbourne gives it another
element… I guess… but not enough of an element to make it any less
dreary though.
Remember for next time guys, it’s quality not quantity that matters in the long run.
EXTRAS
There
are a slew of cast and crew interviews (the makers trying to squeeze as
much of the star power as they can put of Sarandon), as well as the
short film 62 Sleeps from director Erin White. Conclusion:
Movie 10% Extras: 20%
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