The rousing successes of baby-crazed films like Knocked Up and Baby Mama have given birth to an illegitimate, rom-com nightmare. Filled with syrupy dialogue, unpalatable attempts at witty banter, and every gross-out pregnancy gag in the book, The Back-up Plan is baby food at its blandest.
 

It’s been nearly three years since audiences have seen Jennifer Lopez on the silver screen. The actress took a hiatus from acting to have her very own bundles of joy with husband, Marc Anthony. And lest her derriere go without mention, let it be known that Ms. Lopez’s most distinguished asset is gratuitously displayed in multiple scenes (It’s so nauseating, ladies, it will give you morning sickness). Perhaps the actress felt a special affinity for her character, Zoe, a thirtysomething pet store owner who does what all single gals do when they’ve been lonely too long: gets artificially inseminated. But whatever Ms. Lopez’s reason for choosing this forgettable vehicle to kick-start her reemergence into the movie biz, she should have gone with Plan B – no matter what it was. READ MORE