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Jennifer Lopez is as appealing as ever, but The Back-Up Plan smothers its star with unrelatable characters and a predictable plot. Read critic reviews
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Tired of waiting for Mr. Right while her biological clock ticks away, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) decides it's time to make an appointment at the sperm bank. On the same day as her procedure, she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin), a man with the potential to be her ideal mate. When Stan learns that Zoe's unpredictable behavior is the result of her pregnancy, he declares his commitment. As the due date approaches, both lovers realize that they really don't know each other without a baby in the picture.
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Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Sexual References|Some Crude Material)
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Genre: Romance, Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Alan Poul
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Producer: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
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Writer: Kate Angelo
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $37.5M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: CBS Films
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Production Co: CBS Films
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Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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Lopez's back-up plan should have been acting lessons. Lopez's performance was wooden and unconvincing. O'Loughlin was only marginally better. The script is nearly devoid of adult emotional response or innovation, almost like a Hallmark film. It's mildly distracting if you have nothing else to do while folding laundry at home but otherwise, the film is pretty useless.
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American Idol: Jennifer Lopez' backup plan after the studios realize she no longer has any box office draw.
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The only reason I ended up watching this was because it was the only thing on Showtime. I'm actually thought it was fun and cute. Alex O'Loughlin is such a babe.. too bad his costar was Jennifer Lopez.
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It was better than I thought, still Jennifer Lopez was really fun to watch in this movie, some jokes arent so memorable, and also the baby scene of that crazy women was kinda horrofying, still I kinda laughed. The Back-Up Plan needed to settle down a bit, but Jennifer Lopez saved this movie.
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