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Swept Away

Play trailer Poster for Swept Away R Released Oct 11, 2002 1h 29m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Imagine being shipwrecked on a beautiful island -- with someone you really can't stand. A young soldier (Adriano Giannini) is cast adrift on an island with his employer, a rich, self-centered woman who is used to having her own way. Cut off from society, he reverses their roles, stripping her of pride and vanity and controlling her completely. Until, that is, she falls in love with him.
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Muddled and lacking the political context of the original, Swept Away offers further proof that Madonna can't act.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media What a waste of potential. Rated: 1/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety The Vera Hruba Ralston of her time, Madonna has persisted in making movies despite all evidence that this is one medium in which no one wants to see or hear her. Nov 4, 2008 Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Both husband and wife seem to be in way over their heads. Mar 6, 2007 Full Review Joel Siegel Good Morning America Just when you think you can root for the deckhand, he becomes mean and abusive. Rated: F Jan 4, 2018 Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Don't count on being swept away by this contrived, predictable shipwrecked romance. Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Garth Franklin Dark Horizons [An] utter piece of flotsam. Rated: 0/4 Mar 10, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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helder f Both versions of this movie are a bit contrived. The difference is that in its original form, a divide between capitalism and socialism was more relevant and convincing. In the 2000s version the issue is very forced, with not being very believable that those conversations and those dynamics would be taken to the extremes depicted in the movie. The movie would've worked better if the differences between the passengers and the crew were depicted more subtly and unfolded more organically. Instead the movie, from its inception , forces differences between them that are just not very convincing in that day and age. The Italian sailor who has a sculpted body but doesn't know anything about gyms… does know anything about lawyers, or money. Where was he all his life?! There is a lack of chemistry between the characters, the script is not very convincing. Madonna -often all what people know about the movie- is not especially bad or especially good in comparison with other actors. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Tadek R Loved it! Hilarious movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Ciaran S Swept Away completely misses the point of what made its predecessor so perfect (even if i never saw the original). As someone who just recently got used to listening to Madonna this movie feels generic and boring, and as much as I hate to say this that, was Jennifer Lopez right about "The Queen of Pop" being a terrible actress? Well thankfully is probably for the best that Madonna has moved on to just making music cause this is NOT a good example of remaking a timeless classic into something boring. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review ana luisa u La pareja no tiene química el humor es malo la pelicula es tan aburrida tan gringe con actuaciones horribles y personajes insoportable es un 2.8 de 10 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Michael S She's entitled, mean, and petty. He's the belittled fisherman she continually mistreats... until he turns all abusive when they're stranded on an island. It's a love story! Hard to see how this mess ever could've gone right. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review David W Only just got around to seeing this thanks to it being recently resurrected by Netflix. What can I say, thanks a lot Netflix, you should have left this at the bottom of the barrel. The comedy falls flat, there's no chemistry or sexual tension between the leads and I simply didn't care if they got together or frankly even survived. It felt like it was simply a vanity project for a limited actress who only got the part purely thanks to her connection to her then husband. I've nothing at all against Madonna, she's a great pop deva and was fine in Desperately Seeking Susan but she was simply out of her depth in this role. I'm just glad this oven roasted turkey with trimmings didn't kill Guy Ritchie's career, as he's a very talented director whose movies I've largely very much enjoyed before and since. In summary, neither romantic nor comedic, which is terminally bad news for a romantic comedy and a movie all concerned probably wish they could remove from their cv's. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Imagine being shipwrecked on a beautiful island -- with someone you really can't stand. A young soldier (Adriano Giannini) is cast adrift on an island with his employer, a rich, self-centered woman who is used to having her own way. Cut off from society, he reverses their roles, stripping her of pride and vanity and controlling her completely. Until, that is, she falls in love with him.
Director
Guy Ritchie
Producer
Matthew Vaughn
Screenwriter
Guy Ritchie
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
SKA Films
Rating
R (Some Nudity|Language|Some Sexuality)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$598.6K
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround
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