“Irresistible” ends in laughter, a series of chuckles laced with a twinge of despair. That a satire of our current political landscape might conclude in such resigned hysterics is hardly surprising.
That’s to be anticipated from a film that combines the comedic talents of Steve Carell and Rose Byrne as seasoned Democratic and Republican operatives, respectively, who frantically barnstorm a tiny right-wing Wisconsin town to nationalize a mayoral race where plainspoken retired Marine colonel Jack Hastings (Chris Cooper) challenges an incumbent.
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