 James Montgomery of MTV News called the video " jaw @-@ dropping " . Tanner Stransky from Entertainment Weekly commented that the video was similar to visuals by Lady Gaga and Madonna , further noting that Aguilera " did indeed seem desperate " in the " unoriginal " clip , saying that " maybe she should have gone in a totally different direction to avoid comparisons " . On behalf of Rolling Stone , Daniel Kreps stated that " Aguilera assumes no less than a dozen different guises , all scantily clad , ranging from carbon copies of Lady Gaga ( borrowing heavily from her unique wardrobe ) , Madonna , Beyoncé , Gwen Stefani , the girls from Robert Palmer 's " Simply Irresistible " video and Michelle Pfeiffer 's S & M @-@ inspired Catwoman from Batman Returns . Despite the video 's attempt to shock , it 's unlikely Aguilera will ever out @-@ Gaga Gaga or out @-@ controversy Madonna . ... Hopefully next time she steps in front of the lens she 'll be more herself and less like everyone else " . NME ranked the " Not Myself Tonight " music video at number 8 on its list of the " 50 Worst Music Videos Ever " . 
