In all the craziness, Sophie drives her husband away as she accuses him of cheating on her with Mara. This doesn't stop Sophie, who has now become obsessed with the idea that Mara is out to get her, from stalking her around the town. Sophie goes as far as to break into Mara's home, gets caught and Mara and her husband (they have a daughter too) get a restraining order against her. Sophie becomes paranoid that someone is stealing things from her home and sets her sights on Mara who shows up at her home one day for tea wearing a dress that Sophie had noticed was missing. There is also a mysterious blue car parked across the street that an elderly neighbor claims she saw Sophie getting out of. As the movie goes on, things turn up missing in Sophie's home. Sophie denies it and as she and her husband (Neil) leave, she notices Mara up on the balcony watching them. Apparently, there is a rumor that she drinks too much and her flirty, over the top behaviour at the party only drove that idea home. As the party winds down & Sophie gets ready to leave, another party goer confronts her with her supposed drinking problem. Mara knows about Sophie's Mother dying & confided in her that she lost a dear friend, Kate, in a tragic fire in Kosovo when they were there doing work with the orphans. There is a flirty vibe going on initiated by Mara. Mara and Sophie hit it off as Mara dances with her, drinks with her & pays her much attention. To Sophie's surprise when she arrives, she is wearing the same dress as Mara. She does Tech stuff at Sophie's husband's work and hosted a party that Sophie & her husband attended. Basically, they have a happy life together (although Sarandon's character is still sad about her Mother's passing) until Emily Blunt's character of Mara comes into the picture. when she was 17 with her parents from NYC (Father is Aussie, Mother was a New Yorker. The movie takes place in Australia where everyone speaks with an Aussie accent except Sarandon who's character moved to Aus. NO SPOILERS YET Sophie (Sarandon) is a children's illustrator who is married to a,architect (Neil) and together they have 2 children - Elly 7/Ruby 10. She still is one of our finest actresses on the screen today. This is not a bad movie at all, just one that needed a bit of surgery before placing it on the screen, and the film is well worth watching for Sarandon fans. ![]() Sam Neill and Emily Blunt likewise do the best with what they are given with lines and direction. But once again Susan Sarandon proves she is such a fine actress that she can pull off even a spotty script and create a credible character. Ann Turner could have used a script doctor before shooting this film, as the story is fine: it is just clumsy and not finessed. To reveal the ultimate nidus for the story's plot would rob the viewer of what little surprises there are here. From there the story disintegrates into revelation of facts that border on melodrama with ill-defined motivations marring every scene. She decides to observe Mara closely, discovering facts that feed her paranoia, and is caught in Mara's house - and arrested. Sophie's mind continues to fragment as she imagines she is being stalked by Mara because of events that happen in her house, with her wardrobe, and with paranoia that her husband and Mara are having an affair. The two meet, dance together, drink together, but innuendos have started: party guests offer condolences for her mothers death but also suggest she join AA for her 'drinking problem'. Her husband is supportive and encourages her to get away from her problems by attending a party given by a new associate of his at the firm - the bright and beautiful Mara (Emily Blunt) - who just happens to be wearing the same new dress Sophie has purchased for the party. ![]() Recovering from the death of her beloved mother and caring for her grieving father (Charles 'Bud' Tingwell), Sophie's stress factor is further heightened by the fact that she has a block about the illustrations for a book whose deadline is nearing. ![]() Set in contemporary Melbourne, Australia, the story begins in media res with our heroine Sophie (Susan Sarandon), a successful illustrator, wife of an equally important architect (Sam Neill), and mother to two little girls, hearing noises and finding odd incidents. The story itself is good with enough variation from the usual thriller scripts to make it enjoyable, but the writing borders on improvisation and doesn't provide the motivation for the development of the story to flow smoothly enough to maintain the credibility of the characters. IRRESISTIBLE is a little film from Australia with big ideas and a clumsy script.
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