Review of The Next Best Thing (2000) by Nikola S — 22 Nov 2011

I enjoyed this :) Makes me a bit :( though.

This review of The Next Best Thing (2000) was written by Nikola S on 22 Nov 2011.

The Next Best Thing has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ciconnef (5) on 05 Aug 2021

Muy bonita pelicula. Madonna y Rupert Everett tienen muy buena quimica juntos, de las peliculas que puedo ver una y otra vez…

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By Emmaleigh H (1) on 03 Jul 2009

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By Toni H (196) on 23 Mar 2010

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By Tanya P (265) on 27 Aug 2010

A better than expected movie, which suffers from Madonna's acting more than from Madonna herself…

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By Ernest Hardy (466) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 14 Mar 2016

No one ever turns into a real character, and none of the scenes have either dramatic or comedic resonance…

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By Teresa K (29) on 04 Dec 2013

I agree that Madonna has been better, but Rupert Everett, Neil Patrick Harris, Benjamin Bratt, and everyone else were so good in this, and…

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By Ty J (19) on 10 Mar 2014

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By Leena L (663) on 01 Sep 2010

That was unbelievably bad movie, madonna, go sing or do anything else than acting. its so lame, no idea, no scenario, bad acting, everything is bad…

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By Barbara C (359) on 26 Dec 2013

If this had been a movie about the relationship between Everett and Bratt it would have been great, They have chemistry…

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