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Irresistible (various platforms) In different hands and at a different time, this satirical drama about US electoral politics would be perfectly serviceable fare. Given our incendiary political times and the fact that the brilliant Jon Stewart is both writer and director of this film, however, Irresistible feels a tad tame. Steve Carell and Rose Byrne play rival Machiavellian spin doctors battling for control of hearts and minds in a US rust-belt mayoral election. There are some good digs at the system, but we expect more from firebrand Stewart, the man who famously grilled a US Congressional committee over their flagrant dereliction of duty towards 9/11 first responders.