Product: The Next Best Thing (2000)
Rating: 2.0
Madonna Deserves Much Much Better
The main problem with "The Next Best Thing" is that the movie is very flat and some parts leave you thinking "what?". The acting was terrific but I didn't feel that Madonna's character and Rupert's character were best friends at all, in fact Madonna's character was extremely underdeveloped. Her not allowing Rupert to see the boy came out of nowhere, and was totally stupid. Madonna is a good actress but this movie won't help that aspect of her career at all. "The Next Best Thing" is bogged down in melodramatic nosense that hides it potential to really make an important statement about the changing reality of families. And the ending! I was so mad-I thought "This is totally twisted-it is too stupid!". If you want to see a good Madonna movie, skip "The Next Best Thing" and grab "Evita".