Next Best Thing, The (US)

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Best friends make the best mistakes.
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 107 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
The sparks fly and laughs follow when Rupert Everett and Madonna team up for this irresistibly funny and heartwarming movie directed by John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy).

Abbie (Madonna) and her friend Robert (Rupert Everett) would make the perfect couple, except for one small complication: He`s gay.

Well, at least they don`t have to worry about sex messing up their friendship. Or do they? One night, loneliness gets the best of them, and before they can scream "Reality Check", Abbie and Robert become lovers and, ultimately, parents. But when Abbie meets her dream man (Benjamin Bratt) Abbie and Robert`s unconventional family is put to the test.

Can best friends form the best of families, especially when one is gay? The answer emerges with it, warmth, and a bundle of wonderful surprises in The Next Best Thing.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer
Exclusive Cast & Crew Interviews
"American Pie" Madonna Music Video

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English

Directed By:
John Schlesinger

Written By:
Tom Ropelewski

Starring:
Josef Sommer
Michael Vartan
Illeana Douglas
Rupert Everett
Madonna

Casting By:
Mali Finn

Soundtrack By:
Gabriel Yared
Madonna

Director of Photography:
Elliot Davis

Editor:
Peter Honess

Costume Designer:
Ruth Myers

Production Designer:
Howard Cummings

Producer:
Meredith Zamsky
Richard S. Wright
Marcus Viscidi
Tom Rosenberg
Linne Radmin
Leslie Dixon

Executive Producer:
Ted Tannebaum
Lewis Manilow
Gary Lucchesi

Distributor:
Paramount Pictures

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

A nice drama, despite the fact Madonna is in it.
I guess it`s time for that lady to realize she might be a really good singer (not my cup of tea, but that`s another thing), but she is NO actress. All the other actors do a good job in this movie, though.
The video transfer is ok. Nothing eye-popping, but I guess it`s a good transfer for that kind of a drama.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is somehow disappointing and rather flat.
The menus are still.
The extras include an ordinary behind the scenes look and Madonna`s music video.
Bottom line - a nice drama about the possible complications of alternative lifestyles.

posted by Zvi Josef on 30/10/2000 19:20

10 / 10

Madonna`s most recent movie role is one of her finest ever, with everything you could wish for in a film, Music, Cimedy, Action and a courtroom drama scene to top it off.

Madonna has done wonders with this role, with Rupert Everett as an excellent co star, they work wonderfully together, bringing the screen alive with there chemistry.

All in all the film is an amazing peice of work.

A must buy and see.

This is The Next Best Thing!

Any more info, please contact me at:
llewennivag[at]moc.liamtoh

posted by Gavster on 8/2/2001 21:01