A little late for "Leap Day", a week ago, but what the heck...
I had to watch this one again on
February 29th, 2020, as another Leap Day came and went. It’s a charming
romantic comedy film, focused on the “opposites attract” concept. Anna (Amy
Adams) is from Boston, where she’s a successful “stager” — staging homes or apartments
for potential buyers. She’s in a long-term relationship with cardiac physician
Jeremy (Adam Scott), who gives her a pair of diamond earrings on a night that
she anticipated him proposing to her. They’ve been angling to get a flat in one
of Boston’s most prestigious condominiums, which caters mainly to married
couples. When Jeremy has to fly to Dublin, Ireland, for a medical conference,
Anna decides to take a leap of faith and follow him — planning to take
advantage of an old Irish tradition that women can propose to their beaus on
February 29th in a Leap Year.
Unfortunately, her plane is
redirected, and through a series of travel misadventures, she finds herself in
a small seaside Irish community at a quaint but struggling bar/inn run by
Declan (Matthew Goode). They both rub each other the wrong way, but against
each of their better judgments, Declan agrees to drive Anna to Dublin, to meet
her Leap Year deadline in two days. More misadventures ensue and Anna and
Declan are both forced to reassess their impressions of each other. There’s
lots of funny and romantic bits and pieces over the course of two hours in this
film, including some humorous supporting roles — the gents who hang out in
Declan’s bar and get into heated disagreements were a hoot. Sadly, John Lithgow
as Anna’s ne’er-do-well father is under-used — in fact, he shows up in the
“deleted scenes” special features in a couple of great scenes that would have
worked really well in the film, and makes one wonder why the editor cut them.
Overall, Leap Year is a fun and satisfying rom-com, with
two stars that actually have great chemistry together. And a charming film to
watch during a year that actually is a Leap Year!
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