Susan Sarandon

Sam Neill

Emily Blunt

Charles Tingwell

William McInnes

Georgie Parker

Terry Norris

Joelene Crnogorac

Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik

Lauren Mikkor

Heather Mitchell

Jill Forster

Geneviève Picot

Carolyn Bock

Alethea McGrath

Amanda Douge

Eleanor Caspar

Eboni Rutherford

John Sadler

Emerald Tanner

Fleur Murphy

Natalie Eleftheriadis

Emma Clair Ford

Ann Turner

Franziska Wagenfeld

David Parker

Tatiana Kennedy

Billy Hurman

Bill Allan

Ivan Mactaggart

Pete Maggi

Gary Smith

Sue Maslin

Ken Sallows

Kim Buddee

Angus Strathie

Craig Carter

Jane Norris

Emma Style

John Powditch

Elisa Argenzio

Annette Blonski

Joy Damousi

Cameron Stewart

Pennie Brown

Joanne McLennan

Melanie Brunt

Harry Panagiotidis

Louis Puli

Matt Kearney

Adele Flere

Lloyd Carrick

Luke Hura

Janelle Hope

Peter McNee

Clint Ingram

Peta Hastings

Erich Bailey

Zev Eleftheriou

Maria Kaltenthaler

Chris Schwarze

Andrea Parkes

Neil Huxley

Penelope Teal

Martin McGrath

David Hirschfelder

Simon Scott

Angela Moore

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Irresistible

Baker Street

Film Victoria

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Australia

_**Fatal attraction in Melbourne; not really, but sort of**_

A family in Melbourne (Sam Neill & Susan Sarandon) is threatened when a young woman attracts the husband at work (Emily Blunt). But is she really a threat or is the wife just paranoid?   

"Irresistible" (2006) is a drama/mystery/thriller that throws in bits of “Fatal Attraction” (1987), “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968), “Poison Ivy” (1992), “Single White Female” (1992) and “What Lies Beneath” (2000), but is unique enough to stand on its own. 

The style of the filmmaking took me a little bit of time to acclimate to. I suppose you could criticize it as a Lifetime movie with a bigger budget. But there are several things to appreciate, including some well-done visuals and the inevitable revelations. 

Neill is always effective as the male protagonist. Sarandon is past her physical prime, but still in shape and dramatically effective. As for Blunt, this is one of her earlier roles. So she’s attractively youthful, but too thin; she’d fill out better for “Wind Chill” (2007).  

The film runs 1 hour, 43 minutes, and was shot in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

GRADE: B-

English