Leap Year
Strand Releasing | Release Date: June 24, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasJun 23, 2011
Never to be confused for the rom-com starring Amy Adams - though that would be the mother of all video-store mix-ups - Leap Year lets actions speak louder than words, and the actions here are shockingly explicit. Read full review
90
SalonAndrew O'HehirJun 24, 2011
A gripping, mysterious use of no-budget cinema at its finest, and an intimate character study with surprising emotional power. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezSep 15, 2011
Nothing about Leap Year plays out exactly like you expect, and Rowe prefers to send you home with enigmatic questions instead of clear-cut answers. You may not fully understand Laura, but chances are you won't be able to forget her. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoJun 24, 2011
Don't get the wrong idea -- to Rowe's credit, this isn't just a movie about sex. It's a compassionate study of human loneliness. Whatever you do, don't confuse this with the Hollywood rom-com of the same name. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezJun 21, 2011
Leap Year is a story of survival, and its poised aesthetic is remarkably keyed to its main character's shell-like behavior. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasJun 30, 2011
Might be too much for some audiences, but it is a potent and surprising work. Read full review
70
Boxoffice MagazineRichard MoweJun 29, 2011
A tough psychological drama, it may stretch some audience sensibilities. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonJun 21, 2011
There are trifling signs of freshmanship, but also a steady observant eye, and in the end Leap Year bears heartbreaking witness to hopeless depression, isolation, and the failure of sex as few movies ever have. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 24, 2011
Making sadomasochism appear less erotic than stamp collecting, Leap Year is a slow flare of emotional agony. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJun 24, 2011
A far cry from 2010's shallow rom-com of the same name, this Leap Year is a haunting portrait of loneliness in its starkest state. Read full review
60
EmpirePhilip WildingJun 21, 2011
Aussie migrant Rowe has an acute eye for the emotional badlands travelled by Lopez's struggling journo. A tough but humane and affecting watch. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearJun 21, 2011
For those who can't handle graphic scenes of golden showers and cigarettes ground into bare breasts, Leap Year will feel more like a blind leap into the void of art-house cinema du extreme, South of the Border division, than a portrait of urban ennui. Read full review
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