from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Reception Critical response Simply Irresistible was poorly received by critics. Though the acting has received praise, the screenplay has received criticism. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 16%, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 3.95/10. The site's consensus states: "Simply Irresistible is simply not." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 27 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B−. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars, and stated "Old-fashioned and obvious, yes, like a featherweight comedy from the 1950s. But that's the charm". John Petrakis from the Chicago Tribune gave the film a negative review: "Falls prey to the all-too-contemporary problem of complicating the tale until the ending is not only obvious, but prayed for between yawns". Tom Meek from Film Threat described the film as "Insipid, maudlin mush". Box office The film opened at #9 at the North American box office making $2.2 million USD in its opening weekend. Soundtrack "Little King" – The Hollowbodies "Busted" – Jennifer Paige "Falling" – Donna Lewis "Got the Girl (Boy from Ipanama)" – Reiss "The Angel of the Forever Sleep" – Marcy Playground "Take Your Time" – Lori Carson "Beautiful Girls" – Chris Lloyd "Once in a Blue Moon" – Sydney Forest "Parkway" – The Hang Ups "Our Love Is Going to Live Forever" – Spain "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" – Katalina "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen) – Jessica Astaire references The film contains references to four musical films of Fred Astaire: The Belle of New York (1952): Flanery and Gellar's floating to the ceiling evokes similar scenes involving Astaire and Vera-Ellen. Yolanda and the Thief (1946) The flooring which Flanery selects for his new restaurant is a copy of that used in the "Coffee Time" number. Dylan Baker comments: "This looks like something out of an MGM musical". Shall We Dance (1937): Flanery's confusion when faced with multiple images of Gellar echoes Astaire when confronted with multiple masked versions of Ginger Rogers in the Shall We Dance finale. Swing Time (1936): The layout of the restaurant at the end of the movie closely resembles the restaurant and night club, the "Silver Sandal." References External links 1999 romantic comedy films 1999 films 20th Century Fox films American fantasy