The acting is mostly pretty good, Madonna actually pulls off a good, believable performance. The plot is OK, but it jumps too much forward in the movie at a time; in the end, you more or less lost interest. Rupert Everett's interesting character was pretty much the only thing that kept me through the whole thing, he was funny and a great character. The plot moves along annoyingly inconsistent, jumps too much from situation to situation for you to keep track of it. Every time you thought the movie had finally reached the situation it would be about, it jumps on. The situations are sometimes interesting, as they're realistic and about stuff that happens in real life. The last situation is very authentic, and deals with a situation that's somewhat common, and nearly everybody has experienced it, or something close to it. The funny moments in the film are few and far between, but maybe it's for the best; it makes the drama a little more real. If you have the patience to sit through it, and you want a good drama, you could give it a try; but don't expect a total masterpiece. 6/10
Review of The Next Best Thing
