Tony Black Cultural Conversation Feb 16, 2021 1/5

A glossy, ham-fisted, non-romance.

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David Ansen Newsweek Mar 6, 2018

The two stars may be great pals in life, but there's little magic in their on-screen partnership.

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Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Apr 19, 2016 3/5

Drama about untraditional parenting has sex, mature themes.

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Bob Grimm Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 1/5

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid May 26, 2006

The very first scene in the new Madonna movie The Next Best Thing stumbles and the movie never recovers.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Dec 6, 2005 F

This astonishingly bad tearjerker, a Fannie Hurst weepie with a gay twist, is as phony as a three-dollar bill and just about as entertaining.

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Leonard Schwarz Palo Alto Weekly May 20, 2003 1/4

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John R. McEwen Film Quips Online Feb 8, 2003 3.5/5

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Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks Jan 10, 2003 C

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Eric Monder Film Journal International Sep 9, 2002

Well-intentioned but heavy-handed.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Feb 27, 2001 1.5/4

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Andy Klein New Times Jan 1, 2000

The filmmakers bend over so far backward to set up their climactic situation that they suck the life out of the characters.

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Brad Haynes Orlando Weekly Jan 1, 2000

The best thing for Madonna would be to give up her pursuit of a film career.

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James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Jan 1, 2000

The tenderness of the relationship is completely believable because of the easy and affectionate way Everett and Madonna play off of each other.

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John Hartl Seattle Times Jan 1, 2000

John Schlesinger can't get a credible performance out of Madonna, he wastes Lynn Redgrave and Ileana Douglas, and he fails to locate the charm that Everett brought to Wedding.

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