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MoM #5: Leap Year

Title: Leap Year

Year Released/Rating: 2010 PG

Starring: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott

Directed By: Anand Tucker

Written By: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Star Rating:  4/5 stars

Where I Got It: I own it

Trivia: 

  • The number listed for Anna's social security on her apartment application is 987-6543-20. 
  • On a movie concerned about special dates (since Amy Adams character wants to propose to her fiancé on February 29) comes the coincidence that both actors who play Amy's love interests in the film Adam Scott and Matthew Goode were born on April 3.

Summary: Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.

Review: 

I own this movie mostly because I love Amy Adams.  It's not a wonderfully amazing romantic comedy, but there's something to it that I just enjoy.  It's one of my go to movies for when I need a bit of a pick-me-up.  It also helps that Matthew Goode is too cute in this one...

Best Bits: 

  • Anna: What are you, the Lucky Charms leprecaun?
  • Declan: Jesus Christ!  Anna: ...is Lord.
  • Declan: What the hell are you doing here? Anna: could you maybe be nice for just a second, i just flied 3,000 miles just to get here
  • Declan: Why don't you stop trying to control everything in the known universe. It's dinner. Have a little faith that it will all work out.