Product: The Next Best Thing (2000)
Rating: 4.0
A pleasant surprise....
After reading all the negative comments on The Next Best Thing I was dubious about buying the DVD, but just couldn't resist seeing how Madonna performed.The movie itself is very good - not without flaws, but still enjoyable and immensely watchable. The courtroom scenes are particularly well done.Now for the $50000 question - how does Madonna perform??? In my opinion exceptionally well. She has really matured as an actress during her 20+year career. She seems considerably more comfortable in front of the movie camera , and after the first few minutes of the film I forgot I was watching Madonna and I believed her characterization of Abbie.A lovely film to watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon.