Leap Year (2010)

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.

Director:

Anand Tucker

Writers:

Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

Stars:

Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Adams	...	Anna Brady
Matthew Goode	...	Declan
Adam Scott	...	Jeremy
John Lithgow	...	Jack Brady
Noel O'Donovan	...	Seamus
Tony Rohr	...	Frank
Pat Laffan	...	Donal
Alan Devlin	...	Joe
Ian McElhinney	...	Priest
Dominique McElligott	...	Bride
Mark O'Regan	...	Captain
Maggie McCarthy	...	Eileen
Peter O'Meara	...	Ron
Macdara Ó Fatharta	...	Father Malone
Kaitlin Olson	...	Libby

Storyline

A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged.

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Plot Keywords:

irish | apartment | airplane | leap year | airport | 

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Taglines:

Anna planned to propose to her boyfriend on February 29th. This is not her boyfriend.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sensuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Universal [us]

Country:

USA Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Année bissextile

Filming Locations:

Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£728,251 (UK) (26 February 2010)

Gross:

$12,561 (USA) (30 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Birnbaum/Barber

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the attractions of making the film for Matthew Goode was the chance to work with Anand Tucker, having enjoyed his work on Hilary and Jackie.

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Goofs

The carrots that Anna picked from the garden were not the same carrots that she was chopping in the kitchen in the next scene. The garden carrots were rather small and thin. The carrots in the kitchen were much larger and thicker.

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Quotes

Declan: [picking Louis Vitton's bag from Anna] I got Louie for you!

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Connections

Referenced in Richard Roeper & the Movies: The Back-Up Plan/The Losers (2010)

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Soundtracks

"DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME"
Written by Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt, and Fabian Andre
Performed by The Mamas and the Papas (as The Mamas & The Papas) featuring Cass Elliot
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from
Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Always Kiss Like It Is the First Time and the Last Time

The uptight stager Anna Brady (Amy Adams) from Boston is a planner that stages apartments for Realtors. Anna has been dating the cardiologist Jeremy (Adam Scott) for four years and they are buying a high standard apartment in Davenport together. Anna expects Jeremy to propose her in a dinner but he gives a pair of rings to her instead and travels to Dublin for a congress. Anna decides to meet him in Dublin on the February 29th and propose him in accordance with an old Irish folklore tradition from the Fifth Century of leap-year proposals by women. However, her airplane is forced to land in Wales due to bad weather and she is not able to find a connection since the Dublin airport is closed. She decides to travel in a supply vessel but she is forced to disembark in Dingle due to a storm. Anna walks to the only restaurant and inn of the area and she hires the cynical and sarcastic owner Declan (Matthew Goode) to drive her to Dublin. Declan accepts to drive her since he needs money to quit his debts and along their journey they have many incidents. But they fall in love for each other but when they finally arrive in Dublin, Jeremy proposes Anna.

"Leap Year" is a delightful and innocent romantic comedy. The sweet and gorgeous Amy Adams shines in every scene and Matthew Goode shows a perfect chemistry with her. The plot is predictable but I laughed a lot with the funny situations along the journey of Anna to arrive in Dublin. I know that there are bitter viewers that do not enjoy this type of film that will never be nominated to any award. But I loved "Leap Year" with the lovely Amy Adams and the awesome landscapes of Ireland. My suggestion: invite your wife, fiancée or girlfriend; enjoy this adorable film; and always kiss her like it was the first time and the last time. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Casa Comigo?" ("Marry Me?")