Leap Year (2010)

Director:

Anand Tucker

Writers (WGA):

Deborah Kaplan (written by) &
Harry Elfont (written by)

Release Date:

8 January 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Irish | Apartment | Airplane | Leap Year | Airport

Cast

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
Liza Ross	...	Edith
Marcia Warren	...	Adele
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Jerome
Ben Caplan	...	Realtor
Catherine Walker	...	Kaleigh
Michael Ford-FitzGerald	...	Fergus (as Michael FitzGerald)
Brian Milligan	...	Bobbo
Flaminia Cinque	...	Carla
Vincenzo Nicoli	...	Stefano
Sarah Hadland	...	Gaelic Air Rep 2
David Herlihy	...	Landlord
David Fynn	...	Agent
Mali Harries	...	Gaelic Air Rep 1
Breffni McKenna	...	Tommo
Gabriella Gabitas	...	Wife (as Gabriella Gabbitas)
Robert Bannon	...	Waiter
Roman Stefanski	...	Husband
Martin Sherman	...	Guy (as Martin T. Sherman)
Liam Kelly	...	Doorman
Pat Deery	...	Sozzled Regular 1
John Burke	...	Sozzled Regular 2
Ruth McGill	...	Woman in Village
Declan Mills	...	Tailor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bernie Butler	...	Grandma (uncredited)
Fiona Dwyer	...	Voice (uncredited)
Seamus Foley	...	Boston Fan in Bar (uncredited)
Annika Hammerton	...	Waitress in Bar (uncredited)
Lynn Larkin	...	Sales Assistant (uncredited)
Caoimhe Rooney	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Anand Tucker

Writing credits (WGA)
Deborah Kaplan		(written by) &
Harry Elfont		(written by)

Produced by
Su Armstrong	....	executive producer
Gary Barber	....	producer
Chris Bender	....	producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
James Flynn	....	co-producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	producer
Cassidy Lange	....	co-producer
Morgan O'Sullivan	....	co-producer
Rebekah Rudd	....	co-producer
J.C. Spink	....	executive producer
Jake Weiner	....	producer
Erin Stam	....	creative executive (uncredited)

Original Music by
Randy Edelman

Cinematography by
Newton Thomas Sigel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nick Moore

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Mark Geraghty

Art Direction by
Colman Corish
Irene O'Brien		(supervising art director)
Anna Rackard
Brendan Rankin

Set Decoration by
Johnny Byrne

Costume Design by
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh

Makeup Department
Teri J. Barber	....	makeup production assistant (as Teri Barber)
Dee Corcoran	....	hair designer
Deirdre Fitzgerald	....	makeup artist: second unit, West of Ireland
Dana Kalder	....	hair assistant
Clare Lambe	....	makeup assistant
Aisling Nairn	....	assistant makeup artist
Aisling Nairn	....	makeup assistant: second unit, Dublin
Jennie Readman	....	hair assistant: second unit, West of Ireland
Sevlene Roddy	....	hair assistant: second unit, Dublin
Morag Ross	....	hair designer
Morag Ross	....	makeup designer
Julie-Ann Ryan	....	additional makeup

Production Management
Mark Harris	....	post-production supervisor: UK
Peter Oillataguerre	....	executive in charge of production: Spyglass Entertainment
Laura Paulsen	....	post-production supervisor
Karen Richards	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Glenn Delaney	....	third assistant director: second unit, West of Ireland (as Glen Delaney)
Enda Doherty	....	second assistant director
Dennis Fitzpatrick	....	second assistant director: second unit, West of Ireland (as Denis Fitzpatrick)
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director: second unit, Dublin
David Higgs	....	second unit director: West of Ireland
Ben Howarth	....	first assistant director
Konrad Jay	....	first assistant director: second unit, Dublin
Raymond Kirk	....	first assistant director: second unit, West of Ireland
Jonathan Shaw	....	third assistant director: second unit, Dublin (as Jonny Shaw)
Nick Thomas	....	third assistant director
Daire Glynn	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Nicola Long	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Felipa Robertson	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Paul Arkins	....	stagehand
Eoin Bailey	....	stagehand
Russell Bailey	....	construction manager
Chris Baker	....	storyboard artist
Elizabeth Brennan	....	prop buyer
Pat Byrne	....	hand props
Tommy Byrne	....	props runaround
William Byrne	....	hand props
David Cowley	....	stagehand
Darach Culhane	....	assistant prop buyer
Shane Donnelly	....	chargehand stagehand
Joe Downey	....	stagehand
James Doyle	....	rigger
Cos Egan	....	greens dresser
Pascal Farrell	....	assistant construction manager (as Paschal Farrell)
Michael Freeney	....	hod rigger (as Michael Freaney)
Joe Gaynor	....	painter: background (as Joey Gaynor)
Neville Gaynor	....	painter: background
Heather Greenlees	....	stand-by art director
Jules Harris	....	stand-by props: second unit, Dublin
Patrick Hickey	....	plasterer
Anthony Hussey	....	plasterer
Patrick Irwin	....	chargehand plasterer
Lesley Kearns	....	stagehand
Maree Kearns	....	assistant art director
Maree Kearns	....	stand-by art director: second unit, Dublin
Maree Kearns	....	stand-by art director: second unit, West of Ireland
Eamonn Kelly	....	rigger
Jason Kelly	....	stagehand
Ronan Kennedy	....	stand-by props
Martin Kenny	....	painter
Rene Knol	....	chargehand hand props
Richard Lang	....	rigger
Daragh Lewis	....	hand props
Nicky MacManus	....	construction manager
Louise Mathews	....	art department assistant
Francis Matthews	....	plasterer
Frank Matthews	....	chargehand plasterer
Raymond McCann	....	plasterer (as Ray McCann)
Eleonora McNamara	....	sculpture: daily
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Philip Murphy	....	stand-by props
Christina Norman	....	art department coordinator
Daniel O'Flaherty	....	stand-by props: second unit, West of Ireland
Eamonn O'Higgins	....	property master
Danny O'Reilly	....	rigger
Thomas O'Shaughnessy	....	painter
Laurence O'Toole	....	graphic artist
David Oldham	....	assistant construction manager
Robbie Reilly	....	rigger (as Obert Reilly)
Alan Scott	....	painter: background
Sean Scott	....	painter: background
Thomas Stevens	....	painter
Kris Tighe	....	wood machinist
Jil Turner	....	prop buyer
Pilar Valencia	....	graphics
Graeme Bird	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Jason Groarke	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Lorraine Hewson	....	production buyer trainee (uncredited)
Edwin Ryan	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Graham Waters	....	supervising carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Appleby	....	adr mixer
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Javier Bennassar	....	sound effects editor
Enda Callan	....	boom operator: second unit, Dublin
Paul Timothy Carden	....	dialogue editor (as Paul Carden)
Ray Cross	....	sound mixer: second unit, Dublin
Ray Cross	....	sound mixer: second unit, West of Ireland
Brendan Deasy	....	sound mixer
Simon Diggins	....	adr recordist
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist (as Rob Edwards)
David Esparza	....	sound effects supervisor
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Robert Jackson	....	supervising sound editor (as Robert C. Jackson)
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer (as Travis Mackay)
Conor O'Toole	....	boom operator
A. Josh Reinhardt	....	foley mixer (as Josh Reinhardt)
John Sanacore	....	foley mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound re-recording mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Callie Thurman	....	assistant sound editor
Alex Ullrich	....	foley artist
Oleg Kulchytskyy	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Robert Wedig	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Byrne	....	special effects supervisor
Michael Kearns	....	senior special effects technician
Liam McDonald	....	special effects technician
Gavin Murray	....	special effects buyer
Gavin Murray	....	special effects technician
Andrew Nolan	....	special effects technician
Kevin Nolan	....	special effects floor supervisor

Visual Effects by
Christopher Antoniou	....	cg artist: Cinesite (as Chris Antoniou)
Jamie Baxter	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Chas Cash	....	cg artist: Cinesite
Martin Chamney	....	digital artist: Nvizible
Martin Ciastko	....	2d compositor: Cinesite
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Joseph Dymond	....	2d compositor: Cinesite
Paddy Eason	....	visual effects supervisor: Nvizible
Paul Edwards	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
David Emeny	....	digital artist: Nvizible
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer: Custom Film Effects
Matt Foster	....	2d compositor: Cinesite
Adam Gass	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
Sarah Grieshammer	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Chloe Grysole	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Dan Harrod	....	2d compositor: Cinesite
Lindsay M. Hoppe	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lindsay Hoppe)
Alex Jenyon	....	digital matte painter: Cinesite
Matt Johnson	....	on-set visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Sevendalino Khay	....	digital matte painter: Cinesite
Dean Koonjul	....	digital artist: Nvizible
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator: Custom Film Effects
Hugh Macdonald	....	digital artist: Nvizible
Frank Maurer	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Jonathan Neill	....	cg artist: Cinesite (as Jon Neill)
Gustaf Nilsson	....	2dl compositor: Cinesite
Stuart Partridge	....	on-set visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Venetia Penna	....	2d compositor: Cinesite
Matthew W.B. Plummer	....	digital artist: Nvizible (as Matt W.B. Plummer)
Andy Robinson	....	2d compositor: Cinesite
Michele Sciolette	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Abigail Scollay	....	digital artist: Nvizible
Philip Sisk	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Sally Spencer	....	visual effects producer: Nvizible
David Swift	....	digital matte painter: Cinesite
Courtney Vanderslice	....	visual effects executive producer: Cinesite (as Courtney Vanderslice-Law)
Aviv Yaron	....	visual effects location still photographer: Cinesite
Adam Zepeda	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Ryan Beadle	....	data managment supervisor (uncredited)
Kevin Campbell	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Gregory Chin	....	rotoscope artist: Cinesite (uncredited)
Jane Ellis	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Andrew Fensom	....	rotoscope artist: Cinesite (uncredited)
Dianne Gordon	....	data operations manager: Cinesite (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)
Sawan Thakrar	....	matchmove artist: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Zoe Gibney	....	stunt performer
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt performer (as Dominic Hewitt)
Gary Hoptrough	....	stunt performer
Vincent Keane	....	fight arranger
Belinda McGinley	....	stunt double: amy
Belinda McGinley	....	stunt performer
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator
Matt Price	....	stunt double
Gary Robinson	....	stunt performer (as Gareth Robinson)

Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Atherton	....	director of photography: second unit, Dublin
Amy Breen	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Alan Butler	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alan Butler	....	second assistant camera: second unit, West of Ireland
Barry Conroy	....	electrician
John Conroy	....	camera operator: second unit, Dublin
Louis Conroy	....	rigging gaffer
Conor Crowley	....	second assistant camera: second unit, West of Ireland
Noel Cullen	....	rigging gaffer
Kieran Dempsey	....	rigging best boy
Grainne Dooley	....	video assistant
Stephen Doyle	....	practical electrician
Jessica Drum	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Jess Drum)
Brian Dungan	....	central loader
John Dunne	....	grip: second unit, West of Ireland
Richie Egan	....	grip: second unit, Dublin (as Richard Egan)
Padraic Faherty	....	generator operator (as Padraic O'Fatharta)
Damien Heffernan	....	practical electrician
Jonathan Hession	....	still photographer
David Higgs	....	camera operator: "b" camera
David Higgs	....	director of photography: second unit, West of Ireland
David Keith	....	crane grip
Declan King	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Dublin
Donal Lenihan	....	video operator (as Donal Lenehan)
Louise MacEllin	....	second assistant camera: second unit, Dublin (as Louise McEllin)
Simon Magee	....	electrician
James McGuire	....	gaffer
Philip McKeon	....	first assistant camera
Kelly McLaughlin	....	electrician: second unit, Dublin
Philip Murphy	....	key grip
David O'Connor	....	grip: "b" camera
John-Martin O'Flaherty	....	electrician (as John Martin O'Flatharta)
Micheal O'Mogáin	....	best boy
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Alba Valles Novella	....	dimmer board operator
Ingrid Whelan	....	gaffer: second unit, Dublin
Ingrid Whelan	....	rigging electrician
John Conroy	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Davie Mayes	....	electrician (uncredited)
Vince McGahon	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Vince McGahon	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kate Caldwell	....	casting associate: US
Kharmel Cochrane	....	casting assistant: UK/Ireland
Amanda Mackey Johnson	....	casting: U.S. (as Amanda Mackey)
Cathy Sandrich	....	casting: U.S. (as Cathy Sandrich Gelfond)
Jandiz Estrada	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Robert Sterne	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elizabeth L. Johnson	....	dress maker/cutter (as Elizabeth Johnson)
Elizabeth L. Johnson	....	dress maker: second unit, West of Ireland (as Elizabeth Johnson)
Audrey Lynch	....	wardrobe assistant
Ciara McArdle	....	wardrobe assistant
Aoife Mcbride	....	wardrobe assistant
Debbie Millington	....	assistant costume designer
Sue Wain	....	wardrobe supervisor
Debbie Williington	....	costume assistant: second unit, Dublic
Claire Jennings	....	costumes (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Julian Andraus	....	first assistant editor
Romy Barber	....	apprentice editor
Tony Dustin	....	digital film colorist
Bob Peishel	....	digital intermediate producer
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Jamie Turpin	....	first assistant editor: Ireland
Lee Wimer	....	color timer
Jodie Davidson	....	dailies: additional colorist (uncredited)
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Elton Ahi	....	music scoring mixer
Elton Ahi	....	music scoring recordist
Chris Clad	....	violin
Randy Edelman	....	conductor
Isobel Griffiths	....	contractor: orchestra and irish band
Lisa Jaime	....	music editor
Vivian Milanova	....	musician
Perry Montague Mason	....	orchestra leader (as Perry Montague-Mason)
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor
Brett Pierce	....	assistant music editor
Lucy Whalley	....	assistant contractor
Jonathan Williams	....	musician: cello
Matt Dunkley	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Randy Edelman	....	composer: theme music (uncredited)
Ben Foster	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Dave Foster	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Lewis Jones	....	pro tools recordist (uncredited)
Andy Kitchen	....	assistant recording engineer (uncredited)
Dean Menta	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Lee Scott	....	additional music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Eamonn Murphy	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Phelan	....	transportation captain
Alan Dixon	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Brendan King	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Kenneth Quinn	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Steve Beeson	....	production accountant
Lorcan Berney	....	assistant location manager
Morgan Blackmore	....	payroll
Aoife Bland	....	nurse: construction
Aoife Bland	....	unit nurse: second unit, Dublin
Kate Bone	....	assistant coordinator
Kim Buttlar	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Barber
Morag Cameron	....	script supervisor: second unit, West of Ireland
Anna-Maria Ní Chathasaigh	....	script supervisor: second unit, Dublin (as Anna Maria Casey)
Tara Clancy	....	assistant accountant
Miriam Coleman	....	assistant location manager: Czech Republic
Eileen Conroy	....	unit nurse
Orlagh Conroy	....	unit nurse
Drew Cooke	....	craft service
Rebecca Daly	....	first assistant assistant accountant
Ronan Dillon	....	stand-in
Matt Dines	....	assistant: Mr. Glickman
Fionnuala Dorney	....	assistant accountant
Niamh Gale	....	accountant: construction
Teresa Gautly	....	nurse: construction (as Teresa Gantly)
Gerry Grennell	....	dialect coach
Jennifer Griffin	....	first assistant accountant
Denise Hanrahan	....	production coordinator
Kevin Kearns	....	health and safety consultant
Stephen Kendrick	....	assistant: Ms. Armstrong
Stephen Kirk	....	extras coordinator
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearance
Jacqui Leahy	....	assistant: Ms. Adam
John Paul LeBon	....	assistant location manager (as John-Paul Le Bon)
Nicola Long	....	stand-in
Gerry Lundberg	....	unit publicist
Caoimhe Maguire	....	assistant: Mr. Weiner (as Caoimhe McGuire)
John McDowell	....	facilities manager
Cathy Mooney	....	assistant coordinator: second unit, West of Ireland
Colm Nolan	....	location manager
Maria O'Connor	....	supervising location manager
Sinead O'Doherty	....	unit publicist
Stacey Quigley	....	travel and accommodation coordinator
Daniel Rbibo	....	insurance services
Marlaine Reiner	....	assistant: mr. kavanaugh
Jack Rogers	....	health and safety consultant
Alistair Rumble	....	marine coordinator
Arthur Rumble	....	marine coordinator
Natasha Shumny	....	post facilities coordinator
Eoin Smith	....	assistant accountant
Michael Swan	....	location manager (as Mick Swan)
Marlena Thomas	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Birnbaum
Clodagh Tierney	....	studio manager
Gary Walsh	....	caterer: Locator Services
Niall Walsh	....	craft service
Kathleen Weir	....	script supervisor
Jeremy Whelehan	....	assistant: Mr. Tucker
Allen Wong	....	assistant accountant
Samuel M. Dabbs	....	end titles (uncredited)
Aaron Farrell	....	project manager: World 2000 Entertainment (uncredited)
Pamela B. Green	....	creative director: main titles (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Jeff N. Maclean	....	location manager: second unit (uncredited)
Benjamin R. Reder	....	additional legal counsel (uncredited)
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer (uncredited)
Tara A. Senior	....	additional legal counsel (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
• Birnbaum/Barber
• BenderSpink
• Octagon Films

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2010) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2010) (Estonia) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2010) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2010) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• Karantanija Cinemas (2010) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
• MC4 Distribution (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Silver Screen (2010) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
• Tatrafilm (2010) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• CW Television Network (2013) (USA) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (digital visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects (visual effects)
• Nvizible (visual effects)
• Team FX

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  score recording facility (as Air Lyndhurst)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Courtyard, The  video assist: second unit, Dublin (as C/O The Courtyard)
• Dakota Music Services  music preparation
• G & H Film & Television Services  facilities (as G&H Film & Television Services)
• Getty Images  licensed footage
• Goldcrest Post Production London  ADR Facility
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr facility: London (as Goldcrest Post Production)
• Klass Security and Investigations  film security (uncredited)
• Kodak  motion picture film supplier
• Locator Services  catering
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• Movies On The Move  facilities
• PIC Agency  main titles (as PIC)
• Panavision Ireland  camera equipment provided by
• Reder & Feig  additional legal counsel
• Right Lobe Design Group  end titles
• Rusk Studios  score mixing facility
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Wildfire Studios  post-production sound services (as Wildfire Post Production Studios)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for sensuality and language

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #45787) | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Malaysia:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The number listed for Anna's social security on her apartment application is 987-6543-20.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they are sitting at the dinner table with the two couples after the husband pours everyone a drink the bottle is sitting on the table with the rear label facing the camera, the shot cuts away and when it returns you can see the name of the whiskey they are drinking because the front label is now facing the camera

Quotes:

Declan:Dublin, huh? Let me tell you something about Dublin. Dublin is a city of chances and cheats and back stabbing snakes. It is a city where the worst of humanity collects the poison of their country. I wouldn't advise you to go there.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Richard Roeper & the Movies: Report Card: First Quarter of 2010 (#1.38)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

YOU GOT ME

So many mistakes, it's not even a romantic comedy anymore—it's worse

I tend to like most romantic comedies. I really disliked Leap Year.

Anna is our main character, successful but not-yet-engaged. She's desperate to get married (one of the many aspects of her character that bothered me), so we are off to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy. Cue all the problems. I was prepared for all the ridiculous obstacles in getting to Dublin, but I wasn't prepared for Anna's extreme selfishness in forcing everybody she meets to get her there. Because I found Anna so unlikeable, I couldn't find the humour in any of the contrived (not actually existent) travel problems in Ireland.

Ireland is a great setting, but they didn't really show us any part of it. Every time they had an opportunity for a beautiful wide shot of the countryside, they instead filled the screen with Amy Adams' and Matthew Goode's faces. Sure they are pretty, but Ireland is prettier.

This movie also had a lot of mistakes. All the geography of Ireland that they tried to show us was wrong. The bit of back-story that they gave for Anna was contrary to the selfish, superficial girl she is.

I am the target audience for this movie, and yet I hated it. I can't find a single redeeming quality of this movie, so I think they missed the mark big time.