The Next Best Thing (2000) (original) (raw)
Original title
The Next Best Thing
Year
2000
Running time
103 min.
Country
United States
Director
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Cast
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Genre
Comedy. Drama. Romance | Gay & Lesbian. Maternity. Paternity. Friendship. Family Relationships
Synopsis
Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one-night-stand with her gay friend; they agree to raise the resulting baby together.
Awards
2000: Razzie Award for the Worst Actress (Madonna). 5 Nominations, including Worst Picture
2009: Razzie Awards: nominated to Worst Actress of the Decade.
Critics' reviews
- "Not even Rupert Everett is able to breathe life into soapy Thing"
- "If only someone had taken away that disastrous third act we'd have one of the better mainstream films dealing with the impossible societal demands put upon gay parenting yet made"
- "(Madonna is) clearly full of good intentions; too bad she's lacking discernible emotions"
- "A garage sale of gay issues, harnessed to a plot as exhausted as a junkman's horse."
- "If the movie were funny, the implicit sermonizing would be more tolerable"
- "A misguided romantic serio-comedy aimed at women and gay men that ends up caricaturing both"
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