Originally titled, “Plan B,” producers were intuitive enough to change the name of the film after realizing they were describing an emergency contraceptive pill for ladies who woke up surprised to have no panties on after taking ecstasy the night before and/or accepting a drink from a strange man. As Jennifer’s character, Zoe, is a down to earth gal not likely to find herself in a date-rape situation in her late 30s, she decides to resort to artificial insemination to conceive her first child. Of course, as we know life is one irony after another, she immediately meets the man of her dreams right after her conjugal visit with the turkey baster.
While unlike the Kate Hudson, Renee Zellweger or Katherine Heigel vehicles of late, as critics have not necessarily described it as “worse than periodontal root scrapings with a grapefruit juice chaser,” it could be worth seeing as it’s somewhat less formulaic due to the characters. (Does your boyfriend owe you a favor?) Lopez' Zoe is not a high-powered executive with MBA degrees out the yin-yang (a compassionate pet store owner instead) , and her co-star Alex O’Laughlin’s character (of the new hunky can’t tell if he’s Australian or Irish guy stock), Stan, is not a chauvinistic foil interested in one-upmanship in the battle of the sexes, but instead, an organic artisan cheese maker. That could make for a somewhat less clichéd rom-com relationship - unless Zoe turns out to be lactose intolerant.
So, just for the reason that we know the gal is not going to give up her career for the guy (as animals are better than people), “The Back-Up Plan” could be worth the price of admission. But only as long as you can get past all of the icky, what pregnancy does to your bodily functions/breastfeeding jokes and you like goat cheese on your pizza. If so, then you can skip “Kick Ass” and become reacquainted with Jennifer’s ass.
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