Film review - The Back-up Plan
Finding a new twist for romantic comedy is a bit like the holy grail for Hollywood screenwriters, and The Back-Up Plan manages to be both traditional and modern in achieving this.
At base it is really the old rom-com staple: boy-girl-meet-love-misunderstanding-separate-reconcile-happy ever after. To which screenwrite Kate Angelo adds her X-factor, the comparatively हाल का phenomenon of in vitro fertilisation, adding some new wrinkles to the familiar scenario.
Jennifer Lopez is appealing as Zoe, a pet store owner who feels life is passing her by. Desperate to have...
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