What makes a woman lose her sanity? Wait, let me rephrase that: What makes your wife lose her sanity?

A very distinct semblance of pandemonium and paranoia has enveloped Irresistible, to the point wherein a thread of disquietude emanate every so often in this 103-minute film. Susan Sarandon plays Sophie Hartley, apparently a children’s book illustrator, who just recently lost her mother and is still on a thicket of melancholia and depression. Partly infused with looming deadlines for work, Sarandon tries to accomplish every task — little by little — as a mother, an illustrator and a wife.

Sam Neill, known for leading a role at the Jurassic Park franchise, plays as Sarandon’s husband with their two adorable daughters set at the horizons of Australia. Craig, a hardworking lust-manifested architect, surreptitiously desires a parcel of young flesh from her newly hired secretary Mara, played by Emily Blunt.

Mounting deadlines of Sarandon’s job, significant objects disappear inside her house, strange noises reverberate around her and countless suspicions recreate against Blunt, entail her into being paranoid.

Although she denies of being one, Sarandon fights to dig deeper and unearth whatever underhanded and odd activities are at stake between Blunt and her husband Neill. Tension builds as soon as Sarandon gathers pieces of ideas and links each to solve mysterious events, blanketing herself and the entire family.

This psychological thriller has gone too far to becoming a suspense-filled cinema masterpiece: elements of horror terribly taint the film’s totality. Consequently, this causes viewers to undergo great confusion compounded with questions like, “Are they being haunted by demons?” or “Is Sarandon being possessed by evil entities?” But then again, Susan Sarandon manages to nail the role of being a strong-spirited woman despite congested schedules and unnerving scandals. Thanks to Susan Sarandon’s magnificent projection of vulnerability and valor, she fairly compensates the awful directing and plotting of Irresistible.

If you’re up to bland thriller movies to screen on a mundane afternoon, then this would perfectly suit your needs. Not worth your time, but there’s something that keeps you going until the credits roll.

Rating: 5/10