While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

45 minutes... That's how long I bared with it...I mean, could it be more cliche??? I just wanted a chill evening with a feel good movie to go with it... And what I got, was only confusion and tiredness . Could she have a worse luck? Make a movie people, but at least make it even a little bit believable.. A NO NO for me

The story of "Leap Year" is entirely predictable, so whether the movie makes the grade or not depends on the journey: how do the main characters actually get to where you know they're going to end up, almost from the very beginning?As Anna Brady, Amy Adams is a real estate "stager" (she basically pretties up properties by bringing nice and fancy stuff into the places to make them look better for owners trying to sell) from Boston. She's in a long-term relationship with boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) and she has reason to believe that he's bought her an engagement ring and is going to propose. Instead, she gets ear-rings and he flies off to Dublin on business. Not one to give up easily, Anna travels to Ireland to find him and ask him to marry her, in keeping with an old Irish tradition that the woman can propose to the man on Leap Day - February 29. But weather throws her plans into chaos, and she teams up to travel with with smooth talking local pub owner Declan (Matthew Goode), who's going to help her get to Dublin by the deadline.You get the point. Obviously, Anna and Declan are going to fall for each other. But how's the journey that gets them to that point? It's quite pleasant actually. It's not outrageously funny, although it has some humorous moments. It's very innocent - nothing "improper" ever happens between the two of them. And as the viewer you get some really nice shots of Irish scenery along the way. And Anna herself says to Declan at one point that people tell her that her legs are her best quality - and, indeed, there's a fair amount of focus on Amy Adams' legs most of the way through. But it's always very innocent.It's a sweet movie, as opposed to a great movie. Unlike some I didn't personally feel the incredible chemistry between Adams and Goode, but they worked well enough together that I really wanted their characters to end up together. And with Amy Adams being her usual adorable self (I admit I've been a bit smitten with her ever since seeing her in "Enchanted") this can't really take a wrong turn. It may not be a great movie - but, yes, it's a sweet romance; a very pleasant movie to watch. I'm only going to rate it as a 5 - but I'd say it's a 5+. Not quite a 6, but a 5+.

Perhaps I haven't seen so many romantic comedies to feel like this is just another one, but I enjoyed the movie: it has funny moments and the characters seem well construct. So what if you know from the beginning those two would be together? You see them in the cover, you know it is classified has a romantic comedy so you pretty much know how its going to end.Usually, after I watched a movie, I come to IMDb to see reviews made by other users, specially the hated ones. I realized that this movie has some inaccuracies about Ireland, which in my opinion downgrades the movie.

This is a sweet, funny romantic comedy. It's silly at times. However, what's silly about it is the situations and some of the plot points. On the flip side, the actors are great dramatic actors and the dialogue isn't over the top silly, so the performances and moments between the two main characters bring it down to earth.Now keep in mind that the premise of this story is about a woman who dashes off to Ireland to propose marriage to her boyfriend Leap Day, because according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it. Bright idea, right? So therefore, you've been warned before you even turn this movie on that it is time to suspend some disbelief and enter the world of light, fun romance. I watch a fair number of romantic comedies, and to me, this is one of the better ones because it is funny but it has a lot of heart. Amy Adams is luminous as always, and Matthew Goode is really hilarious when he needs to be, and soulful when it calls for it. The big bonus to this movie is the atmosphere, scenery, and locations! It will make you want to travel to Ireland.