Leap year
Leap Year is one of the most delightful, relatable romantic comedies to come along in a great while,
and its appeal is due in equal measure to the talents of its star, Amy
Adams, and the lush, romantic countryside of Ireland. The two together
are enough to melt the hardest of hearts. Adams is smart, funny,
approachable, gorgeous but real, and very witty and nuanced in her
performance.
Anna (Amy Adams) travels to Dublin, Ireland to propose to
her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) on February 29, leap day, because
according to Irish tradition, a woman can propose to a man on February
29 during a leap year. While mid-flight to Dublin, there is a storm and
the plane diverts to Cardiff, Wales. Anna hires a boat to take her to
Cork, but the severity of the storm forces her to be put ashore on the
Dingle Peninsula. She enlists the help of a surly Irish innkeeper,
Declan (Matthew Goode), to taxi her across the country to Dublin to
pull off the proposal in time, and begins to question her intentions
with Jeremy when she makes a connection with Declan.
To no one's surprise, Jeremy remains clueless even amid the gorgeous
Irish landscape, and Anna has some predictable misfortunes along the
way. But fate brings her into the path of a handsome bartender, Declan,
played by Matthew Goode, and from there the you can just sit
back and enjoy the fluffy ride.
It is a very heartwarming story. The soundtrack just sets the movie in
the right mood. Even though it has a somewhat predictable ending, it
has some twists of its own, make the movie not like some kind of cliché
of movies of same genre from the past. Recommended!
