{"id":5134,"date":"2010-10-24T16:04:56","date_gmt":"2010-10-24T14:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2011-11-26T15:07:22","modified_gmt":"2011-11-26T13:07:22","slug":"leap-year-starring-amy-adams-and-matthew-goode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/leap-year-starring-amy-adams-and-matthew-goode\/","title":{"rendered":"Leap Year starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leap Year starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

American Anna (Amy Adams<\/a>) has a profitable career in \u201cstaging homes\u201d for the real estate agents and she is really good at it. She\u2019s also in a 4-year relationship with her cardiologist boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>). They are candidates to live in her dream apartment so things just seem perfect.<\/p>\n

However when Jeremy fails to propose at the expected moment, Anna\u00a0 gets inspired by the idea she gets from her loving but unreliable father (John Lithgow<\/a>): she\u2019ll honor the Irish Leap Year tradition and will go to Dublin- where Jeremy will be attending a medical conference- and propose to him.<\/p>\n

But awful weather conditions land her in a remote town in Ireland, where she will need to persuade the unwilling bartender\/motel owner Declan (Matthew Goode<\/a>) \u2013who of course is young and really attractive in a scruffy way.<\/p>\n

Monetary issues for Declan to drive her. But everything that can go wrong on the way does-including a growing attraction between the two seemingly opposite strangers.<\/p>\n

Is there a chance that Declan is the one instead of Jeremy? And can they figure out they feelings\u00a0 until it is time to part in Dublin?<\/p>\n

I know the three words you\u2019re thinking: typical romantic comedy. And you are right. I am not saying to bash the movie, it is a fact. However it is a perfectly enjoyable experience for those in the target audience- romantic (mostly)females who love a good romcom escapism (which I am a part of) it.<\/p>\n

It also helps it when you like the leads and I really enjoy watching both Amy Adams and Matthew Goode.<\/p>\n

Yeah, it is full of clich\u00e9s and it is highly unbelievable that they can fall for each other in a couple of days and decide to pursue it. But then again, it is precisely for these clich\u00e9s that we watch romcoms. \u00a0And frankly Declan, to me, is the perfect fantasy male. He is ruggedly good-looking, has a good sense of humor, isn\u2019t materialistic and is actually really romantic. And Irish countryside is always a plus (for watching in the films).<\/p>\n

Yes, there are no surprises in this film. It is simple, ordinary and entirely predictable. But it is also a good genre example. Watch it if you are not allergic to romcoms. I had fun. My only complaint is that John\u00a0 Lithgow has such a small role.<\/p>\n

Other Matthew Goode Movies <\/strong><\/p>\n

Watchmen starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman and Matthew Goode<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lookout starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matthew Goode and Jeff Daniels<\/a><\/p>\n

Other Amy Adams Movies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enchanted starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden<\/a><\/p>\n

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Amy Adams, Frances McDormand and Lee Pace<\/a><\/p>\n

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