The Back-up Plan

Plot synopsis:
Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has given up on finding the man of her dreams and decides to become a single mother and undergoes artificial insemination. The same day she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) when they both try to hail the same taxi. They run into each other twice more at a farmers market and a pet store. Stan convinces Zoe to go on a no-obligations date. Zoe is still uncertain whether she is pregnant or not and if she should tell Stan. The night she takes the test, Stan takes her for a romantic dinner in a garden. Things don't turn out as well as planned when he spills the wine and a fire occurs. At the end of the night Stan asks her to come to his farm during the weekend and Zoe finds out that she is pregnant.
She goes to the farm determined to tell him that she is pregnant. They have sex and afterwards Stan is confused and angry that she didn't tell him before and Zoe leaves the next morning believing that things are over between them. However, Stan decides he still wants to be with her and they reconcile. They go to the doctor and find out that Zoe is actually carrying twins. Overwhelmed, Stan goes to a children's playing area to figure out what it means to be a father, but is suspected to be a pervert; this is soon cleared up. He finds a friend there that he can talk to about the pregnancy throughout the movie, while Zoe gets little support from her Single Mothers and Proud group when the group members discover she is no longer single. Stan takes the next step to becoming a father and orders a stroller for the twins. After many misunderstandings and comedic revelations, Zoe and Stan are walking into the Market when they run into Stan's ex-girlfriend. Due to Stan's remark that the twins are not his, Zoe believes that he is not ready to become a father to them, and breaks off the relationship.
Later, the stroller that Stan ordered arrives and Zoe figures out that Stan was never planning to leave. At her grandmother's wedding, Zoe's water breaks and on the way to the hospital they make a pit stop at the Market. Zoe apologizes to Stan and they begin to work things out. He pulls out the penny that she turned over when they first met and Zoe promises to trust him more. Zoe gives birth to twin girls, one of whom they name Penny. In the end, Stan opens a store/restaurant next to Zoe's pet shop and after the Grand Opening speech Stan asks Zoe to marry him and she says yes. On their way home, she spontaneously throws up into a rubbish bin and realizes that she may be yet again pregnant.

Tags: romantic, entertaining

Review:
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..
A large amount of over acting and such a clicheic story full of scenes that we saw over and over and over again in so many movies about girl meeting boy or boy meeting girl.The movie looks just like any other romantic movie out there, the dialogue is so childish full of pointless advices, lame flirting and the character development really sucks.
People have rightfully criticized stuff like Valentine's Day for giving the genre a bad name, but Back Up Plan makes even V-Day seem almost good by comparison.
(Synopsis) Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided that she has waited long enough looking for Mr. Right to come along before she becomes a mother.
As the pregnancy comes nearer to the birth, both of them are unsure about the future and their relationship.(My Comment) "The Back-up Plan" is a light-hearted romantic comedy that shows what can happen in life when you start a family in the reverse order.
This movie is funny, a bit touching, and a family tale about trusting the partner you love and accepting the things he or she does.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin had very good "couple chemistry" as the relationship developed.
This is a movie that would be best seen when it comes out in DVD; however, if you want to see Jennifer and Alex on the big screen, go ahead.
She still looks good, she might have a great voice and a killer body, but first her label drops her, and then she stars in a movie that's so terrible, it could simply not exist.Let's start off with the plot, which is, I'll be first to admit it, not that bad.
Other than that, the movie touches an interesting issue - when you're single, and you want a baby but there's nobody to make it with you, how do you make your love life and your dreams co-exist?
You'd think that after so many attempts to act, Lopez would finally learn a trick or two, maybe even become an actress; instead, her movie dog is better at acting than she is, or, I think it's safe to say, will ever be.But the thing that bothered me the most is - aren't we all tired of silly romantic comedies packed with unrealistic situations that never happen?
Both actors did great, leading man Alex (Hawaii Five-0) is gorgeous beyond words, loved the scene when she was driving to his farm and crashes because she cant take her eyes off him.
There's a lot of bad reviews on here about this movie but I'm wondering what some people were actually expecting, its a real chick flick and def worth a watch (with female friends, leave the boyfriend and his pack to watch Saw/ Drag me to hell ) Yes the ending was a little predictable but whats wrong with that ?
So awful I felt embarrassed for J-Lo. I was so looking forward to this movie but it was absolutely so disappointing, not at all Jennifer Lopez's standard.
Normally her movies are quite good and will stand the test of time but this one was so disappointing that I felt embarrassed for her, definitely worth a Razzie, but hey the year is still young, look at Sandra Bullock....Jennifer still has time to win an Oscar!!
This movie was so bad I made a point of looking up who directed it, because if this movie actually turns a profit, it just shows you with proper advertising and a celebrity you truly can make money out of garbage.The plot was so bad that in any aspects if you question the realism the movie would fail miserably.Example Jay-Lo get artificially inseminated and that same day she meets a dude, within the first date she is questioning her insemination (great mother put a lot of thought into this $10,000 procedure) and Within date #2!
Well It's my turn on the next pick and this time she's going to get it I hear "Martyrs" is a great movie, she's going to think twice before she pulls me into another flick remotely as bad as this.PS this would have been a "1" if not for the slight glimpse of Jay-Lo in a g-String, and yes I know that was probably a body double..
I think a lot of women will like this movie because it's about the crazy times, the hard times, and all the moments in between while being pregnant.
You don't have to have kids to like this movie, or even be an adult to enjoy it.Jennifer Lopez shines in this role as does her co-star- Alex O'Loughlin.
But I do feel as if the idea of the group was a filler which may have gotten out of control - no real back-up plan perhaps.The film overall is entertaining and although the idea of "insemination" is not as fully explored as it could have been because of where and how the film begins, I feel it does what it says on the tin and ends very well indeed.So I liked it, and whilst it is not a must see movie it is certainly worth watching.
besides almost every new American romantic comedy has this sort of reviews, at least in IMDb. Don't know why everyone is so critic about this kind of movies.
Jennifer Lopez is back at her game in The Back-up Plan, it's her kind of movies and if you're a fan of her other romantic flicks, you would definitely like this one.
I tend to like most romantic comedies so it worked for me.I think it was a good choice for Jennifer Lopez.
Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) doesn't ever think she will find 'the one' so decides to have a baby through artificial insemination, then she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin)...I really enjoy watching romantic comedies, there is nothing like a nice romantic story with a few giggles and a guaranteed happy ending to make a girl smile!
When I heard that Jennifer Lopez was coming back to the big screen with The Back Up Plan I was so excited to see this movie and I wasn't disappointed.I went to see this with a friend of mine who is due to give birth in 3 weeks time with her first baby and she was laughing the entire way through the movie.
My friend tells me the experiences that Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) went through in the movie during her pregnancy were spot on and she could really relate to all the pregnancy ups and downs!
Alex O'Loughlin did an amazing job as the leading man and Jennifer Lopez was looking as gorgeous as ever!
It is the story of Zoe (Jennifer Lopez), a pet store owner, who being  single and afraid that she will pass the age of having children,  decides to get artificially inseminated.
Jennifer Lopez is hot as always, and this is perhaps her best acting yet, but even her best still isn't enough to make a good movie.
Overall, The Back-Up Plan is not a good movie and I would personally not recommend it, but hey, somebody out there might actually like it..
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.
She soon meets the man of her dreams and her love life gets complicated."The Back-up Plan" is a sweet romantic comedy!
Oh dear this is a funny film at the beginning and can be safely classified as a romantic comedy, there is no bad language (unlike She is Out of my League) and (Hangover) and the storyline is basically good.
No fault either with Jenny Lopez or with the Alex guy in the lead roles, it is just, as others have said, that there is no real chemistry between them and the storyline and intrigues drifts away once we are accustomed to the idea that Lopez wants to get artificially semminated and becomes pregnant.
The only thing good about this movie is anyone other than J Lo. This film is so bad that I couldn't even watch it for free on TV.J Lo's "acting" when seemingly "cute" is, however, a nice little act.
The movie isn't actually very funny, or very romantic.The Back-Up Plan is about Zoe (Jennifer Lopez), a New Yorker who gets artificially inseminated after years of failed relationships.
The movie isn't actually very funny, or very romantic.The Back-Up Plan is about Zoe (Jennifer Lopez), a New Yorker who gets artificially inseminated after years of failed relationships.
Jennifer Lopez is as attractive as always, and this is perhaps her best acting yet, but even her best still isn't enough to make a good movie.
Overall, The Back-Up Plan is not a good movie and I would personally not recommend it, but hey, somebody out there might like it..
There's also an embarrassingly unfunny discussion about her famous derrière which is supposed to be a knowing self-mocking in-joke, but falls flatter than a steamrollered pancake.We actually switched the thing off at a scene where Lopez's self-help club of single parents attempts to help a fellow member give birth in a baby-bath to the sound of chanting and wailing...honest I'm not making this up.Without doubt the worst film I have ever seen and one fears for La Lopez, I mean, after "Gigli" (which I haven't seen), how many absolute clunkers can her fragile movie career take?.
Now, I liked Alex O'Loughlin as Stan, but he didn't have much chemistry with Zoe,played by Lopez.
Seriously this film is utterly worthless, it isn't funny, it isn't romantic, and it has no deep underlying message or theme of any kind, it is the perfect example of a poorly executed Hollywood formula movie.Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) is a single woman who wants a baby.
The Back-up PlanSince they won't care about its existence, teen dads would be the ideal choice for females desperate to conceive.Nevertheless, the baby crazy, single lady in this rom-com is opting for artificial insemination in lieu of classic copulation.Independent and unattached, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) reaches the point where she must enact plan B, if she hopes to be a mother.
But when he shows signs of unease, Zoe questions his commitment.Though a paradigm of modern families, instead of birthing a comedic compendium for odd couples, The Back-up Plan's parturition is nauseating, narcissistic and naïve: the leads are uneven and the plot is implausible.I mean, come on, artificial insemination?
Jennifer Lopez as Zoe is a beautiful and talented woman who slummed in this movie.
This theme is vocalized by the playground dad (Anthony Anderson) who tells Stan (Alex O'Laughlin) that raising kids is "Awful, awful, awful, awful, then momentarily incredible, followed by awful, awful, awful." Zoe (Lopez) goes to a single mother's support group where later she and Stan witness a live birth in a plastic pool of water.
I think romantic comedies do not promote the idea of marriage or family life.What they sell is simply the idea of romance, concluded by a great wedding or declaration of eternal love, with which they tacitly admit that it is better to end the story when the main characters are still happy, before they land in the cruel realities of the married life.On the same way, the movies focused on pregnancy do not promote the breeding of a child, but the idealized tenderness a baby represents.The Back-up Plan is an irritating and absolutely atrocious hybrid of those styles.One of the biggest problems from The Back-up Plan is its offensive simplification of the subjects about the romance, babies and marriage, which leads to levels of absolute stupidity.Needless to say that that clearly reflects the opinion big Hollywood studios have on the spectators, and they suppose it will not care if they insult our intelligence, as long as they put some sticky song, a few "slapstick" scenes and an attractive main couple that personifies the particular romantic fantasies from many people.Big mistake.I do not expect every movie about babies to be academic studies on the evolution of maternal roles in 21st century; but as the Baby Boom and She's Having a Baby show, it is perfectly possible to make a funny and very entertaining comedy about the subject, which does not sacrifice its intelligence or is afraid of talking to the audience with a bit more of sophistication.Another big problem from The Back-up Plan are that it is terribly unfunny and the screenplay is truly deplorable.Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin lack of any chemistry; O'Loughlin is one more in the list of generic and uncharismatic gallants, and I would not be surprised if this "actor"'s previous work is as a male model in romantic questionnaires from the Cosmopolitan magazine.My recommendation is for you to avoid this execrable movie as a plague.I have definitely abandoned any hope for Lopez to recover the credibility as an actress she acquired in the 90's with Out of Sight, U-Turn and Blood and Wine.My good will definitely expired (specially with The Back-up Plan)..
I really like rom-coms, it's relaxing, funny and sometimes really good movie, NOT THIS ONE!
Another trailer way better that the movie, almost everything in "The Back-up Plan" is not good, starting with storyline, acting in whole and in detail, portraying NY as a small town, costumes, over irony of single mothers support group and most of all the simplicity and predictability of dialogues, Is like watching a bad, bad 1950's era B movie.
Anthony Anderson has a welcome cameo as a playground dad, and Alex O'Loughlin as Zoe (Jennifer Lopez)'s love interest, Stan is good, but what can they really do with this forced, unfunny material?
If you like romantic comedies (like me) you sure 'll love this movie.
Yup,my title says it all.This movie for me is extremely under-rated.I mean,come on people!People have commented that situations like these don't exist anymore in romantic comedies or in real life,with cute guys bumping into you by getting into the same cab and blah blah blah..I say,this is a romantic comedy and its a freaking MOVIE!Romantic comedies are just supposed to be nice romantic movies,with comedy of course,and a nice sweet happy ending.This movie has all those things..I'll say it again,for me this was a good movie and i absolutely couldn't care less about what other people think about it and have commented about on this movie.I keep saying it over and over again,people please just watch movies to enjoy them and NOT as critics..The main problem is with audiences and not movies.Movies are good ONLY if audiences watch them and want them to be good.If audiences watch movies just to criticize them and not enjoy them then what the heck is the point of watching the movies!.
A story about Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) who decides to have a baby by in-vitro fertilization, as she thinks that her biology clock is ticking away and not wanting to not be able to conceive later in life.She went to the hospital to get 'it' done, as soon enough she found out that she is pregnant.As luck would have like it, she met with Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) when they met in the same taxi.However, she kept her pregnancy secret from her 'boyfriend', not wanting him to go scrambling away if he finds out about it.I'll keep the remaining storyline as a mystery, as I wouldn't want to spoil the 'thrill' (if there is any) for the viewers.In my opinion, I find the film to be too cheesy, it borders ludicrous.
This Jennifer Lopez vehicle packs in a bunch of no-name performers and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory to tell a tale that insults single mothers everywhere and generally carries on the rom-com necessity that today's modern woman needs a man to define her and complete her.The Back-up Plan continues the trend of condescending, idiotic female- oriented movies written by women.
The Back up Plan is a pretty run of the mill, generic romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez.
This usually isn't my genre, but for a romantic comedy, I thought this movie was pretty good.
Jennifer Lopez stars as Zoe. She wants to have a baby so badly that she has herself artificially inseminated.
I can't believe that when I saw a poster for this movie years ago, I actually prayed for its success at the box office because I like JLo and love Alex O'Loughlin.
If nothing else it would seem that The Back Up Plan is anything but predictable given the subject and the events surrounding the main characters but even with this bonus to the story and the tried and true recipe of romantic comedies the film feels like you know what is going to happen around every turn.