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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasNever 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.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirA gripping, mysterious use of no-budget cinema at its finest, and an intimate character study with surprising emotional power.
- 75Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezLeap Year is a story of survival, and its poised aesthetic is remarkably keyed to its main character's shell-like behavior.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoDon'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.
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThere 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.
- 70Boxoffice MagazineRichard MoweBoxoffice MagazineRichard MoweA tough psychological drama, it may stretch some audience sensibilities.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearFor 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.
- 60EmpireEmpireAussie migrant Rowe has an acute eye for the emotional badlands travelled by Lopez's struggling journo. A tough but humane and affecting watch.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA 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.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMaking sadomasochism appear less erotic than stamp collecting, Leap Year is a slow flare of emotional agony.