Leap Year

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Leap Year

Happy Saint Patrick's day everyone! It seems like a perfect day to reflect on an Irish film. I wasn't sure which one I should choose. I don't know many Irish movies except for slightly depressing ones. I decided I would go with a delightful romantic comedy called Leap Year.

Leap Year stars Amy Adams as Anna, an uptight house Stager who desperately wants to get married to her boyfriend Jeremy, played by Adam Scott. Anna and Jeremy go out to dinner where Anna hopes for a proposal but instead is surprised with a pair of diamond earrings. Obviously, she is incredibly disappointed by this. Here is a tip for my male readers. Don't ever present a girl a pair of earrings in a wedding ring shaped box. It's not nice! Moving on! Anna decides to take matters into her own hands. tYhere is an Irish tradition, a woman can propose to a man on the 29th of February during the leap year. Jeremy is at a conference in Dublin and Anna decides to surprise him. She goes to Dublin with the intent of proposing to Jeremy.

As in many romantic comedies, things do not go according to plan. Anna's flight is rerouted and she has to find her own way to Dublin. At her first stop she meets the charming Declan, played by the beautiful Matthew Goode. Declan is the owner of a bed and breakfast Pub and is in desperate need of money. He offers to drive Anna to Dublin for five hundred pounds. Right from the start you can tell these two are going to clash but the clashing is what makes them so adorably endearing. With all romantic comedies there are ups and downs with the couple. It takes time for them to realize they like each other, then they hate each other, then maybe they like each other again. Who knows how it's going to go!

Leap Year is charming and very fun but I will say it had some slight pacing issues. Sometimes it was hard to get into the story and it was not for a lack of charm from the actors. Amy Adams is adorable and so charismatic in this film and Matthew Goode is equally witty and sexy. The two have pretty decent chemistry but they're bickering so much through the movie that you really don't get to see their potential. I almost wish the film focused on them more as a couple instead of bickering/fighting. I get that they wanted it to be a dynamic ending but it it just didn't feel right. The film is filled with awkward spots that don't flow very well. I don't know if it was from misdirection or poor editing but the film it needed a little something extra.

One thing I will say for this film is it had beautiful locations. The film is shot throughout the Irish Countryside and it is absolutely breathtaking. We see green cliffs, rolling hills, dark moors and ancient castles. It's absolutely stunning. It makes anyone watching want to go to Ireland. I was more excited to see where they were going to be filming next as opposed to the actual drama of the film. The locations add a deeper layer to this movie. How could you not fall in love driving across an Irish Countryside? I have no idea! I would be head-over-heels but it is Matthew Goode, who I am secretly crushing on.

This beautiful Saint Patrick's Day, if you're looking for something fun maybe take a peek at Leap Year. It's not the best romantic comedy I've ever seen, it's not the worst romantic comedy I've ever seen. Watch it for the Irish Countryside, for the beautiful Amy Adams and for the handsome Matthew Goode.