Swept Away

R

Released Oct 11, 2002

1 hr. 29 min.

Romance

Comedy

List

5%

78 Reviews

Tomatometer

28%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Critics Consensus

Muddled and lacking the political context of the original, Swept Away offers further proof that Madonna can't act.

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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

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Tadek R

Loved it! Hilarious movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/24

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

What a waste of potential.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 28, 2010

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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

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Both husband and wife seem to be in way over their heads.

Mar 6, 2007

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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

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

Don't count on being swept away by this contrived, predictable shipwrecked romance.

Oct 18, 2008

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Garth Franklin

Dark Horizons

[An] utter piece of flotsam.

Rated: 0/4

Mar 10, 2007

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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
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
Sound Mix: Surround

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