{"id":3347,"date":"2010-04-25T09:25:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T07:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=3347"},"modified":"2011-12-03T22:03:27","modified_gmt":"2011-12-03T20:03:27","slug":"the-back-up-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-back-up-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Back-up Plan starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Back-up Plan starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin. The idea might have been fresher 10 years ago. Image from: http:\/\/tengossip.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n

Zoe (Jennifer Lopez<\/a>) has wanted to get married and have kids but since she hasn\u2019t been able to meet the right guy (not even come close), she decides to get pregnant through the sperm bank. \u00a0She gets the \u201coperation\u201d and right on that day, she meets a handsome young guy called Stan (Alex O\u2019Loughlin<\/a>). Stan is fun, honest and interesting. And he doesn\u2019t have a clue what Zoe has done. Zoe decides to hang around with him. After all he can\u2019t be The One, right? But as it turns out, he is and he is not all that pleased when he finds out. But despite the \u201cchallenge\u201d, he really is crazy about Zoe and wants to try to make it work. Just as Stan tries to get his\u00a0 head around the idea, he finds out that Zoe\u2019ll be having twins. After that, it is all romantic and domestic chaos. Combined with Stan\u2019s freaking out and Zoe\u2019s trust issues, their relationship hits more than a few bumps on the road.<\/p>\n

OK. So you really don\u2019t need me to tell you that they will end up together and will live happily ever after.<\/p>\n

After all, it is a typical romantic comedy. The problem is, it is mostly too typical. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I am a fan of the genre. But when the story feels too formulated and too familiar, you should get worried.<\/p>\n

Obviously, you can\u2019t change certain things about the genre. Two people have to fall in love with each other at some point. This should be the case, otherwise there won\u2019t be a story in this category. But there should be limits on how many clich\u00e9s you are going to use.<\/p>\n

Is\u00a0 it as bad as some people make it to be?<\/p>\n

Frankly, I don\u2019t think you will be bored to death. While I totally suggest boys to stay away from the movie at all costs, girls (especially Moonlight fans) will at least have Alex O\u2019Loughlin to look at. But, even if you are just a tad sarcastic, you may get bored. I am not saying there aren\u2019t any scenes that I didn\u2019t like. There are some pretty funny scenes. But if you thought it was bad in the beginning, there is no point in keeping it up. Because I thought it was OK until Stan found out about the baby issues.<\/p>\n

5\/10 from me. As I said, it is not that bad. But it is too mediocre to be anything special. Or maybe it is because I don\u2019t want kids at all and therefore thought the whole idea was just not believable. You decide.<\/p>\n

Other Posts on Alex O’ Loughlin<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hawaii Five-0 starring Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan<\/a><\/p>\n

Alex O\u2019 Loughlin Trivia<\/a><\/p>\n

Also on Jennifer Lopez<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Monster in Law starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda and Michael Vartan<\/a><\/p>\n

Angel Eyes starring Jennifer Lopez and Jim Caviezel<\/a><\/p>\n