Anthony Anderson

Never go back to a lit firework. That’s one of life’s golden rules. There are very few good sequels past the second or third. That is another life’s golden rules.

Lopez is Zoe, a broody 30-something who, believing her luck has run out and her love life going nowhere, quickly decides artificial insemination is the way to go.

The Back-Up Plan is yet another example of Hollywood turning the handle, churning out yet another run-of-the-mill romantic comedy.