The Back-Up Plan
The Back-Up Plan
PG-13 | 23 April 2010 (USA)
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When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.

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Lovesusti

The Worst Film Ever

Matialth

Good concept, poorly executed.

SpunkySelfTwitter

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

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Dynamixor

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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SnoopyStyle

Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) is a successful single NYC gal and has given up finding the perfect man. She goes to have artificial insemination. Her friend harried mom Mona (Michaela Watkins) warns against it. Clive (Eric Christian Olsen) refuses to contribute. After insemination, she fights Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) for a cab. Carol (Melissa McCarthy) leads the single mom support group. She runs into Stan who is selling cheese at the farmer's market. Despite being pursued by muffin girl Olivia (Danneel Harris), Stan falls for Zoe. After being told about her pregnancy, Stan befriends a dad (Anthony Anderson) at the playground.Lopez and O'Loughlin have limited chemistry and the story doesn't help. Lopez tries hard but she has to keep asking if he's leaving. It doesn't allow for the chemistry to build. There are some good comedic talents here. None of that can save this badly conceived movie.

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Sarah Maleky

Unfortunately I ended up accidentally watching this with my dad!! I felt embarrassed the whole freaking time. Bad acting, bad synopsis, zero chemistry between the two and scenes that even made JLo look pathetic! Could not believe for a second that that guy is actually gonna stay with her. Lying in bed, eating like a pig and burping... sorry no matter are you JLo or any other chick, there's no way a guy's gonna stay with you if you do it after being in in a relationship for such a short time. Yuck!All in all, another bad romantic comedy with Jenn and I'm kinda sorry for watching it so in short, don't bother or if you really want to see a bad bad movie, this is the one.I was sorry for the poor little doggy she doesn't even care about and I really don't understand the purpose of putting him into the movie. What the...?I rate it with the poorest grade and can't even imagine if someone finds ANYTHING from the movie funny. BAD BAD BAD!! :D

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Mihai Tutu

I don't get it why people so undermine this movie. It was indeed predictable most of the time but come on, there were many moment of laughter.I saw this movie with an ex girlfriend and we were seeing many moments we had on our first dates and we enjoyed to see it was inspired from real facts. Many of the comical situations do happen in real life and it really gets to you when you see it from outside.The main plot may be a little exaggerated, how everything comes together but it's a classic date movie and you cannot have such high expectations from it.The cast is OK, even though Jennifer Lopez is a little overpowered by her role, but she manages in the end to pull it of. Alex O'Loughlin is the perfect "I don't know if I want to be a father but I love this woman" guy and makes every moment a real delight.Everyone gives it a 4 or 5, I give it an 8 because you can have a blast if you watch it with your girlfriend or ex.

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hthbrr2

This movie was really bad! SPOILERS after this point: J.Lo is playing a woman that makes no sense, first off. She can't trust anyone. So how does she run her own business? Doesn't she have to trust her co-workers? What about every other thing in life? I guess she has no business with anyone, since she can't trust them! She can't eat at restaurants since she can't trust that they will get her order right. Yet she does all things a normal person does.If she was abnormal I would believe this plot. But since she has a job, has friends, social life, is happy, etc.... I just can't take that she has a severe mental problem of JUST not trusting guys. The story was that her father left her mother. And that you can't trust/rely on anyone. Sooooooo that means she has to be 110% crazy! She should be in a mental facility! Also the fact that this guy has this much patience makes no sense. I guess he is a non-existent person like Zoe! The water birth scene, among others, was JUST DISGUSTING! NOT funny or sense making, BUT JUST DISGUSTING.I am ashamed that I watched this movie!

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