The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Irresistible
Comedy · Drama · 2020
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
Movie details
Irresistible
“Send in the clowns.”
2020 Comedy · Drama 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Irresistible?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jon Stewart
Written by
Jon Stewart
Steve Carell
Gary Zimmer
Rose Byrne
Faith Brewster
Chris Cooper
Jack Hastings
Brent Sexton
Mayor Braun
Mackenzie Davis
Diana Hastings
Topher Grace
Kurt
Natasha Lyonne
Tina
Court is in session
Put Irresistible on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.