The Back-Up Plan
The Back-Up Plan is the latest romantic comedy for Jennifer Lopez that nullifies any creds that she may have clawed back after 2003’s Gigli. She plays Zoe a single New York high roller who traded her corporate status for a small business. This takes the pressure off mentally but there’s still the matter of her biological clock ticking very loudly and she can no longer wait for Mr Right so she goes the artificial insemination route. However immediately after her date her turkey baster date she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin coming off of last years Whiteout – yikes!) a hunky farmers market cheese peddler. You heard me right. Of course the often unsuccessful insemination takes which leads to an awkward scenario regarding commitment. The plot starts off with some promise but doesn’t take long to cause enough eye rolling to bring on a major migraine. At 41 and after twins Lopez looks fantastic and it’s nice to see Linda Lavin back again playing Zoe’s grandmother as well as Tom Bosley as Nana’s boyfriend Arthur (although she’s aged more gracefully than he) but really, if you have a back-up plan for seeing this movie it would be prudent to move that into the number one position.