Plan B

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-.

I watched this on Apple TV last night and was pleasantly surprised to say the least. I love comedy movies and this one not only has a very original premise (which is apparently hard to do) but it also stars Jon Heder who I hadn't seen in a while. Even though this is marketed as a romantic comedy, I'd say it's way funnier than most of the romcoms coming out nowadays. In terms of humor, it definitely falls in the realm of the R-rated Judd Apatow style romcoms like Trainwreck and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Speaking of, Jamie Lee from Apatow's HBO series Crashing is the lead in this alongside Heder. She's fantastic in this. I hadn't seen her in anything since Crashing and this looks like her first lead role in a movie. I wouldn't be shocked if she starts starring in big blockbuster comedies after this. If you read the logline, you already know that her character is doing something despicable, but she is so funny and charming that you can't help but root for her.

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.

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.

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.