"Leap Year" Film Review

Amy Adams and Mathew Goode star in this pleasant romantic comedy.  Amy Adams is Anna Brady a successful "stager" who makes apartments look great to be sold.  She is dating Jeremy Sloane (Adam Scott) and she believes that its possible that Jeremy is gonna propose to her much to her dads delight Jack Brady(very brief cameo by the great John Lithgow) who says if he don't her only chance maybe to follow a great Irish tradition where its OK for the woman to propose to a man as long as its on leap day (February 29).  Que the obvious where he doesn't propose but just gives a pair of earrings.  And of course Jeremy just so happens to be going to Ireland for business in the same week of the leap day.  Que where the movie starts its humour with Anna trying to get to Dublin to take action on the leap year ruling only to have plane problems which makes her land in wales then boat problems which means she docks at Dingle Peninsula.  This is where she meets Declan O'Callaghan (Goode) a bar owner who gives Anna a hard time saying Dublin is full of horrible people.  How he winds Anna up is really a joy to watch and all he can do is mock the whole idea of the proposal but offers to take Anna and Lewie (her briefcase lol) to Dublin for money.  Cue catastrophe after catastrophe which shows the pair in a strange way getting closer together and finding out little things about each other.  Declan seems to know his priorities and that's what Anna is surprised at and at same time admires.  You really seem to root for the couple as they get to Dublin but Anna gets taken in by the reunion with Jeremy that Declan sees all is lost and leaves (without wanting a penny).  Que both going on with their lives til Anna reallies Jeremy's priorities are all materialistic things which Anna don't need.  All she needs is Declan who she flies out to try get that chance and succeeds.  Leap Year is an enjoyable romantic comedy and the chemistry between Amy Adams and Mathew Goode is comfortable and warming to watch.  May not be laugh out loud stuff but is a nice easy to watch movie.  Being of Irish decent i enjoy the music and the countryside of Ireland.  Give it a watch and let me know if you disagree with me.