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Actors: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Next Best Thing |
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Abbie is a yoga instructor constantly in and out of tough love. Robert is gay, also unhappy with his lovelife, and Abbie's best friend for ages. One night after, too much drinking, the impossible happens: they go to bed together and she gets pregnant. The two raise their son as a weird but happy, functional family until Abbie finds her Mr. Right and wants to leave with him, taking her son. But Robert, feeling betrayed, will not take it lying down.
--Scott, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Next Best Thing |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- love triangle/polygon
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- son
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- Two guys MAKING OUT (squish squish!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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