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Genre : Romance, Comedy
Release Date : April 23, 2010
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Duration : 98 minute(s)
Production Budget : -
Studio : CBS Films
Official Site : http://www.theback-upplan.com/
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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
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
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
The film isn't exactly a groundbreaking work of entertainment, but it passes the time engagingly
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
The Back-up Plan requires no heavy lifting, mental or otherwise
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
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
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald ]
Still, for those with a high sugar tolerance, "Plan" is a guilty pleasure
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
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
by Kevin C. Johnson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
If it were a cheese, it would be Velveeta
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
a movie that could have used one
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
a likable but largely predictable comedy
by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com ]
"The Back-up Plan" is shiny and pretty and very dull
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 ]