The Back-Up Plan (2010)

Boring

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

There is nothing redeeming about this movie. There is zero chemistry between the leads. (How could they make Alex O'Loughin look more dweebish than sexy?) The story is completely unrealistic. And I don't know how Lopez can vomit so much and yet keep her fake caterpillar eyelashes (and surrounding makeup)intact. Not only did I not laugh once, I didn't even break a smile. I can't believe any serious actor would sign up to do this movie. I felt sorry for the stunt dog that they stuck into the "cart like" thing, and feel sorry in general to poor cast that had to watch the lames scenes shot over and over. They probably wanted to quit. Poorly written. Mediocre acting. No heat. No laughter. No fun. Just horrible.

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

"The back up plan" is a story about an independent woman, Zoe, who decides to have a baby by her own. But as soon as she walks out of the doctor's office, she runs into Stan. She will soon fall for him, but she is also having twins on her own. What will she do? The story seemed very interesting at first, however it gets on a different direction as the movie develops. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes boring and sometimes romantic, even though the couple's chemistry is not very good. Especially some parts made me feel like they were trying too hard to make it comical and entertaining, that they had overdone it. The ending, finally, is predictable, and confusing, with the last scene creating new questions to the audience. So 4 out of 10, because I expected more from it.

While this is not my favorite JLo movie, it is still worth the watch. Alex is absolutely adorable in this, it's truly nice to see him in a rom-com. He's been on my watchlist since his short-lived Moonlight. The Back-up Plan storyline is silly, but it's easy to go with it. Surely there are women that can relate to JLo's character's predicament! It is a bit far-fetched (ok, more than just a bit) that a man you just met and dated a bit would stick by you if he had just found out you hit the sperm bank and are pregnant, but like I said- the story is silly. The movie, at times, felt a bit long, but then again, you are following along with her pregnancy. I found her best friend to be extremely obnoxious, but I get it, she had to have a sidekick of sorts. I was surprised to see Eric Christian Olsen in this film, but not surprised that he was funny. More rom-coms for Alex and Eric both please!