The Back-Up Plan Reviews



  • The Back-Up Plan
    • Genre : Romance, Comedy
    • Release Date :
    • MPAA Rating : PG-13
    • Duration : 98 minute(s)
    • Production Budget : -
    • Studio : CBS Films
    • Official Site : http://www.theback-upplan.com/
    • Reviews Rate
      Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.

    • Readers Rate
      5 of 5

Movie Reviews

  • What's so disappointing about movies like "The Back-up Plan" - which is to say every romantic comedy that's opened in the last two years - is that they're risk averse
    2 of 4 by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
  • this is the film to watch when pretty much everything else has been sold out and the only remaining choices are The Back-Up Plan
    2 of 4 by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
  • The film isn't exactly a groundbreaking work of entertainment, but it passes the time engagingly
    2.5 of 4 by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
  • The Back-up Plan requires no heavy lifting, mental or otherwise
    2 of 4 by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
  • The Back-up Plan is friendly but also a bit drab
    Review rate : B- by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
  • The Back-up Plan is an easygoing romantic comedy treat for fans of Jennifer Lopez
    2.5 of 5 by Pete Hammond [Boxoffice Magazine ]
  • The Back-up Plan is about as much fun as 36 hours of labor, only you don't get to go home with a baby at the end
    1 of 4 by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald ]
  • Still, for those with a high sugar tolerance, "Plan" is a guilty pleasure
    2.5 of 4 by Cathy Jakicic [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ]
  • Mostly though, The Back-up Plan feels like a movie aimed right at the funny bones of four-year-olds
    1 of 4 by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail ]
  • More like a sitcom's season arc played out in 105 minutes
    Review rate : B- by Steve Persall [St. Petersburg Times ]
  • Jennifer Lopez's "The Back-Up Plan" is the most generic of romantic comedies
    1.5 of 4 by Kevin C. Johnson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
  • If it were a cheese, it would be Velveeta
    2 of 4 by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
  • a movie that could have used one
    2 of 5 by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
  • a likable but largely predictable comedy
    3 of 5 by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com ]
  • "The Back-up Plan" is shiny and pretty and very dull
    1.5 of 4 by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times ]
  • "The Back-Up Plan" is innocuous and unmemorable, and pretty much looks like a lot of sitcoms do
    by Manohla Dargis [NY Times ]
  • "Back-up Plan" is no place for men, unless they have a fondness for jokes about bladder control
    Review rate : D by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News ]

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