Leap Year (PG)
- Starring: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Kaitlin Olson, Adam Scott, Peter O'Meara, Michael J. Reynolds, Martin Sherman, Annika Hammerton
- Director: Anand Tucker
- Duration: 97 mins
- Year: 2010
"Leap Year" follows one woman's determined quest to get married to the perfect guy, despite what fate has in store for her. When their four-year anniversary passes without a marriage proposal, Anna decides to take matters into her own hands. Investing in an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Feb. 29, Anna decides to follow her boyfriend Jeremy to Dublin and get down on one knee herself. But airplanes, weather and fate leave Anna stranded on the other side of Ireland, and she must enlist the help of handsome and surly Declan to get her across the country. As Anna and Declan bicker across the Emerald Isle, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places.
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Alison Rowat's Review
Bejesus and begorrah, what have the poor auld Irish ever done to deserve such stereotyping from Hollywood? Only Scotland, victim of Brigadoon, can possibly share its pain.
In Anand Tucker’s cloying rom-com the typecasting is on full blast for the tale of Anna (Amy Adams), a career girl from Boston who follows her doctor boyfriend to Dublin, planning to take advantage of her leap year rights to propose.
En route she happens to meet a handsome young barman (Matthew Goode) who offers to be her travel guide. You can guess the rest. Adams is her usual loveable self, but the corniness is as high as a freakishly tall leprechaun’s eye.