Plan B

I'm honestly not a huge fan of comedy movies and I'm certainly not a fan of romantic comedies...I watched this solely because I saw that Tom Berenger was in it. I live for the Sniper movies and watch everything that Tom Berenger does. I have to say, I had no idea that he could be so funny. I suppose Major League and the Big Chill are comedies, but not in the traditional sense like Plan B. I'm still hoping they make another Sniper movie but after seeing this, I wouldn't be opposed to Tom Berenger going the Robert De Niro route and starting to focus more on comedy movies as he gets older. He's clearly got the chops for it. The rest of the cast were good in this too. I really enjoyed this movie.

I watch the majority of comedy movies that come out nowadays and I can honestly say this one of the better ones that I've seen over the last 4-5 years. In a world of remakes and reboots, this concept felt original enough to draw me in. I'll also say that it's not only laugh out loud funny but it has so much heart. My favorite comedies are the ones that make you laugh throughout and then tear up at the end. This did just that. I don't want to give any spoilers, but the payoff at the end is extremely rewarding and I couldn't help but have a huge smile on my face. I also loved the contrast between Jon Heder and Michael Lombardi. Two polar opposites yet both prove to be charming in their own way. My score for this is an A-.

Even though I watched this in 2025, it came out in 2024 so I'd say this was absolutely one of my favorite romantic comedies of 2024. I don't recall seeing any trailer or marketing for this movie (but maybe I just missed it) and I'm not sure why. To me, this was just as good as the better romcoms of the last couple years like No Hard Feelings and Anyone But You. It had more of an indie feel to it and it was probably made for a couple million dollars opposed to $25M-$50M like the other films I mentioned. Regardless, Jamie Lee carries this movie and I can't wait to see what she does after this. I get that she's not a big name Sydney Sweeney or Jennifer Lawrence but she truly crushes it in Plan B.

This is one of the funniest independent movies I've seen all year. I loved the zaniness to the story and how the characters were not exaggerated or over the top. While it's not a romantic movie and much of it is predictable, the film's locations and cultural references made it a fun experience.

Jamie Lee is excellent as the conniving Piper. Jon Heder needed this resurgence - it was a perfect role for him. The one thing preventing me from scoring the movie higher was that some characters were under utilized or not well defined. I think that showing more scenes of how Piper interacted with Cameron's (or perhaps Evan's parents) would have upped the ante. Imagine being told that you're going to become grandparents for the first time, and that dream is snatched away from you. That would have been an interesting reaction to see.

The movie ended on a sweet note, although abruptly. So I do recommend that folks watch this for a date night. Not quite a masterpiece, but it's good-natured and well acted.

I watched this movie after hearing Vernon Davis bring it up on Julian Edelman's podcast. I've always been a big Vernon Davis fan and thought it was really interesting to hear that he is an actor now. They didn't really give away much information on this movie or what Vernon's role was so I pretty much went in blind. He was honestly only in this movie for like 15 minutes but his part was probably the funniest of the whole movie. Seeing him teach a pregnancy class was so unexpected and I had the biggest smile on my face during that whole scene. I don't want to give too much away, but he has an interaction with someone in the class that is absolutely hysterical. I hope he does more movies like this. I can totally see him being an actor like John Cena or The Rock. Like I said, Vernon was just a supporting character but the rest of the movie was really solid. The storyline was really good and it had good laughs sprinkled throughout. Jon Heder was really funny too. I couldn't remember the last time I saw him in a movie so hopefully this marks a comeback for him.