"Leap Year," a romantic comedy starring Amy Adams, can be skipped. Well, at least until it comes out on DVD.  Although the movie is enjoyable, it didn't add anything new to the already huge list of romantic comedies out there.

Amy Adams stars as Anna, a woman who desperately wants to be engaged to her cardiologist boyfriend of four years. On the night Anna thinks she's going to be proposed to, her boyfriend gives her earrings instead--and Anna is devastated. She decides to propose to her boyfriend on February 29 in Ireland, where he'll be at a conference. Anna's dad (John Lithgow) tells her of the old Irish tradition where a woman can propose to a man on Leap Day. For some strange reason the viewer never really understands, she decides to go for it and flies to Ireland from Boston to be there in time for LD.

Predictably, all goes wrong when Anna attempts to arrive in Dublin. She stumbles into an old pub/motel in Ireland, looking for a way to get to Dublin, and comes across Declan. Declan (Matthew Goode) is the owner and offers to drive Anna to Dublin in the morning. Madness ensues, and after missed trains, stolen luggage, a car in a pond, and arguments between the two strangers, Anna arrives in Dublin with Declan.

Adams' character Anna isn't very likable in the movie; her uptight nature and random excursion to Ireland don't really mix. However, Adams' likability as an actress keeps the movie afloat, as well as her ability to gain an audience for her movies. If Adams wasn't the lead in this movie, I doubt as many people would have an interest in seeing it.

Goode's portrayal of Declan, a bitter Irishman who's had bad luck in love, is believable. So believable, in fact, that you start to become annoyed at the character. His story comes out later in the movie and only then does the audience begin to sympathize with him.

Predictability is pretty much a given in most romantic comedies, and this one is no different.  I wasn't bored in the movie's short 90 minutes--it was enjoyable at parts-- but I wouldn't have paid $12 to see it. This one is definitely a renter, one to catch on TV, or at the very best, a matinee.