
A psychodrama, shot almost entirely in a seedy one-room apartment, which details the grinding routine of Laura (Mónica del Carmen), a 25-year-old freelance journalist, who lives a very isolated life in her small apartment rarely venturing out besides getting men home from nightclubs and never going beyond one night in bed. Until she meets the quiet, inscrutable Arturo (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) and the pair enter into an intense, violent sexual relationship. The story focuses ... (Full plot summary below)
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A psychodrama, shot almost entirely in a seedy one-room apartment, which details the grinding routine of Laura (Mónica del Carmen), a 25-year-old freelance journalist, who lives a very isolated life in her small apartment rarely venturing out besides getting men home from nightclubs and never going beyond one night in bed. Until she meets the quiet, inscrutable Arturo (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) and the pair enter into an intense, violent sexual relationship. The story focuses on the fascinating evolution of their relationship. As days go by, she crosses out the days on a calendar, revealing her secret past to her lover. It takes place in February on a leap year.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIf the young Ann-Margret had been allowed to wiggle her brain as much as her bod, she might have come off something like Amy Adams. Is there an actress today who can suffuse a single scene with so many infectious mood swings? |
| Can MagazineFred TopelBoy, people must really love demanding characters who relate everything to their own wants. They just keep making movies about these people. |
| AV ClubNathan RabinAmy Adams is a sentient ball of cuteness, but not even she nor her appealing co-star Matthew Goode can keep this gimmicky contraption afloat. |
| Boston HeraldStephen SchaeferDue to the nearly irresistible charms of stars Amy Adams and Matthew Goode, a so-so script is overcome and sweet matchmaking sways the day. |
| Entertainment SpectrumKeith CohenThis light and frothy romantic comedy gets 2010 off to a good start. This entertaining movie is what people like to see on date night. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...generic romantic comedy about a beautiful young woman (Amy Adams, experiencing a career low) who plans to land her commitment-shy boyfriend by flying to Ireland and surprising him by proposing on Feb. 29 |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAmy Adams and Matthew Goode have the charm necessary to float a romantic comedy like Leap Year, and this is a story that needs their buoyancy. |
| Cinemalogue.comRubin SafayaMs. Adams and Mr. Goode are capable of showing greater comic depth than is on display in this relatively shallow, recycled parable of serendipitous discovery of true love. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordWhat is undeniably the worst aspect of the movie, however, is that screenwriters Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont's work is being treated as original when what they have done is a charmless hack of..."I Know Where I'm Going" |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottWhat makes Leap Year so singularly dispiriting is precisely that it is bad without distinction â" so witless, charmless and unimaginative that it can be described as a movie only in a strictly technical sense. |