Product: The Next Best Thing (2000)
Rating: 2.0
Could have been better
This movie is mediocre. It's worth watching one time. Madonna actually gives a good performance in this movie, and so does Rupert Everette. This movie could have been really good if it hadn't been pulled into so many directions. This movie is never sure of what direction it wants to go in. The plot twist towards the end of the movie is completely ridiculous. Sam should have been Robert's biological son. The movie was trying to portray unconventional families, but when it's revealed that Sam is not Robert's son, it destroys the whole concept of the movie. The dialog was so horrible. Nobody heaps a bunch of compliments on someone when they are breaking up with them, and the dialog in the courtroom scene is so unrealistic that it's funny. Madonna is not to blame for this movie being a bomb. The script and dialog is why this movie is ignored and mediocre.