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Irresistible

2020

Jon Stewart

Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Mackenzie Davis, Natasha Lyonne ...

5.6

1,310

Comedy A Democrat strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"In theory, 'Irresistible' is clever and scathingly illuminating (...) In practice, however, the film depends on reveling in most of the clichés and stereotypes it says it’s against"	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"This buoyantly funny comedy offers lip-smacking entertainment that will surprise many with its skewering of both sides (...) A collision of Frank Capra and Armando Iannucci"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A slick, goofy satire (...) There’s not much real chemistry between the movie’s two ostensible leads, or room enough for its supporting cast"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The supposed satirical attitude of Irresistible can’t conceal the fact that it’s contrived, unfunny and redundant (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"'Irresistible' lives up to its title with an enchanting twist on a well-trod narrative and thankfully brings back the gifted satirical mind that our crazy world has sorely missed (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Sam Adams Slate	"'Irresistible' might be a movie for the moment before or the moment after, but it feels entirely out of step with the one it’s in"	NEU
United States	Matt Goldberg Collider	"Watching 'Irresistible', the biggest feeling you have, more than anger at the system, is simply disappointment that one of our sharpest comic and political minds is working in a medium that doesn’t best serve his talents"	NEG
United States	Oliver Jones The New York Observer	"Stewart appears to be no more engaged in the process of filmmaking than our current president is in the day-to-day act of governance (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Zaki Hasan IGN	"A work that has a few pieces of wisdom to offer and a few laughs scattered throughout, but ultimately feels as inconsequential as the TV talking heads it’s trying to critique."	NEG
United States	A.A. Dowd AV Club	"The problem isn’t with Stewart’s message but with his delivery system"	NEG
United States	Marshall Shaffer The Playlist	"'Irresistible' confuses activism and artistry (...) Stewart does not just repeat the mistakes of his characters. He magnifies them	NEG

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