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Certificate 12A

Cast Jennifer Lopez Alex O'Loughlin Eric Christian Olsen.

Directors Alan Poul.

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Running Time 104 minutes

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The Back-Up Plan
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Plot
Single and desperate for a child, Zoe (Lopez) arranges for artificial insemination. When she meets the charming Stan (O’Loughlin), she's faced with a dilemma: admit she's pregnant and risk losing him or cover up the truth.

Review
Beautiful, successful Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) can’t find a decent guy, so arranges for artificial insemination. Then on the day of her impregnation she meets Mr. Right (Alex O’Loughlin), a kind, wealthy cheese farmer prepared to take on another man’s spawn. Yep, this romantic comedy isn’t so much set in New York as Cloud Cuckoo Land. Nonetheless, the narrative revolves around the little problems that blight the couple in the run-up to the birth — some amusing, many not.

This is aimed squarely at women who are, or have been, pregnant: Zoe’s cravings and hormonal fluctuations should raise a few giggles. But Lopez still struggles to be an amiable physical comedian in the Bullock mould, while O’Loughlin is merely fine.

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Average user rating for The Back-Up Plan

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Posted by reminn at 11:39, 03 November 2010 | Report This Post

not very good

I thought there were a few (very few) funny scenes but basically I kept waiting for the end of the movie... ... More

Posted by FanaticalAboutFilm at 13:23, 21 July 2010 | Report This Post

not very good

I thought there were a few (very few) funny scenes but basically I kept waiting for the end of the movie... ... More

Posted by FanaticalAboutFilm at 13:23, 21 July 2010 | Report This Post

RE: Lacks Emotion, But a fair film.

Good review but I think you are mistaken Jennifer Lopez was an actress first before she was singer I think so anyway about 95% certain. ... More

Posted by Bighousewill at 19:09, 06 May 2010 | Report This Post

RE: Lacks Emotion, But a fair film.

I was unfortunate enough to have to sit through this movie with my girlfriend during a recent bout of "domestic compromise" and whilst I can readily admit to liking many rom-coms down the years, this was a piss poor movie which felt incredibly formulaic and forced.  All the story elements were so predictable and cliched, and the scenes seemed to be just welded together in a kind of paint-by-numbers Rom-com ploy.  I actually groaned and dropped my head with resignation at several point... More

Posted by Father_Ted at 19:12, 02 May 2010 | Report This Post

Lacks Emotion, But a fair film.

With Jenny from the block, popping out two kids of her own last year, with no new album out the road ahead, she decided to put her “reputation” of acting and star in an “alromcom” (that’s alliterative romantic comedy.) With it originally titled “Plan B”, The Back-Up Plan went into action, starring a cable TV show star, (he stars in something called The Shield?) mixed with the Grammy-award winning, the once one half of Bennifer, singer turned actress Jenn... More

Posted by Kurtis93 at 17:23, 02 May 2010 | Report This Post

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