Leap Year

Amy Admas and Matthew Goode star in this supposed romantic comedy which came out at the beginning of this year. We have seen the story before (with a few twists along the way), nothing much new here. Well, except for the fact that the heroine is the one going through all of the hectic twists and turns to propose to her boyfriend, instead of the usual other way around. And on Leap Day of all things (though you probably could have guessed that part without much intro), in Ireland, because of a long lost family story regarding that particular day in that particular country. This whole elaborate scheme to propose on Leap Day is of course thwarted by a series of events out of her control, and the fates finally end up intervening. All a little strange from the get-go if you ask me.

Amy Adams is normally one of my very favorites. She stars in two of my top 10 films, Enchanted and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (and who can forget Julie and Julia?). However, she falls quite flat in this film, with no help at all from her co-star Matthew Goode. Apparently he has stared in a few films in his day, including Match Point and Chasing Liberty, but to me, he was pretty much an unknown. And, I am sorry to say for my part, will remain that way.

To give these two some credit, I must admit that they did not have much to work with. And could possibly have had some genuine chemistry if not for the horrid and boring script. Frankly, all involved seemed bored, everything was done halfway. The quality of writing was a complete letdown and these two got caught in the middle of what appeared to be a bad dream, that just kept going and going and going.....one disaster to the next. Lines were contrived and cheesy. Nothing was truly believable, even the ending which I usually gush over. I was honestly doing laundry, writing a few letters, cleaning the house, all while watching. There wasn't much of substance to miss during those times when I left the room. Sad. And I was so in the mood for a fun chick-flick.

With a certain degree of sadness (I had such high hopes!), I have to give this horribly boring movie my lowest rating, a 4 diaper day.....terrible. Poor Amy, better luck next time.