Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

not horrible nor great

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

I missed this movie during its release. Never heard of it until just now, 14 years later. Watched it on a retro channel on a Sunday afternoon.I never write reviews on movies, products, anything. But I have to say, after visiting the IMDb site to follow-up with some of the details, I am surprised at the low ratings and negative reviews. Thus, I speak.I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end. I wonder what was different in my viewing and assessment than those of the harsh reviews that were written over a decade ago. I think it may have to do with the tension and emotional wounds so wide-spread during that time. People really did have a need to throw punches at almost anything and everything during those days.It thought Madonna was definitely the highlight. I enjoyed both actors, but she looked good and played the role exceptionally well. Her age was a factor in the script.I remember seeing her volunteering to sing for a relief benefit subsequent to the Sri Lanka disaster. If I remember correctly, that was a couple of years after Swept Away was released. I had not seen much of her since the 80's and 90's (back in the MTV funnel breasts video days, which I thought was cute), but whenever I saw her sing for that benefit I was so very impressed. She looked and sounded greater than ever. That's the way I saw her in the movie.There are some people whose looks and skills continually progress without climax. Madonna is one of those.

Swept Away (2002) * (out of 4) Guy Richie's remake of the 1974 classic has Madonna playing the rich woman who finds herself on a deserted island with a poor Italian farmer (Adriano Giannini) who decides to turn the tables and teach her what it really means to be a worker. SWEPT AWAY got killed by the critics and often times I think critic and fans are too harsh on remakes. It seems that most of the time the remake is just beaten to death simply because it dared to remake a great film. This here is in no way, shape or form better than the original. We can just throw that out right now and there's no question that there's not a single thing here better than the previous film. With that out of the way, there's also no question that we're left with a really bad movie. It seems a lot of people want to blame Madonna for the film's disastrous quality but she only deserves part of the blame. The majority has to go to her then husband Richie who doesn't do anything right here. Everything feels rushed. The movie has no laughs or romance. Nothing that happens is believable. The entire picture just has a rather cheap feel to it. There's nothing here that works in regards to the technical stuff. The only thing that saves this from being a complete bomb is the performance by Giannini who is the son of the actor who played the same part in the original. He's certainly not as good as daddy but I thought he was very much watchable and at least gave it his all. The performance would have been greatly used in a better movie but sadly everything around him is just bad. This includes the performance by Madonna. Who knows why she even thought she could do anything with this role but she's not believable when she's being the mean rich woman and she's not believable in any form that this character changes into. The two just don't have any chemistry together but a lot of the blame here can go towards the director and screenplay. There's some nice visuals but a monkey could put a camera in a beautiful location and it would still look great. SWEPT AWAY is a really bad movie but at the same time it's bad enough to where fans of bad movies should at least get a kick out of it.

This movie is a brilliant and rare story about true love and I treasured the gift of its message. I thought about it for days afterwards and it made me feel really good as I fully understood it. Madonna was brilliant. I feel people are bagging her because they are too busy thinking about the way it is shot instead of the message and what it delivers that is much deeper than the obvious and you have to watch the whole movie to see the whole message. It's not about lust or glamor, it is about true love. It could be classed as a B grade movie in some respects but only until you get into the story. The story is filled with wholehearted truth and ultimately the decision of a lifetime. It is about the choices we make in life that bring heaven or hell no matter how much money we have. The message expresses the reason we are on this earth. I loved it, it's full of strength and courage. It brought a gift to me and I recommend it to people. A rare watch and a movie for inspiration, that involves the heart and soul to work out. The way they portray this story works well with Madonna's energy and her persona, I had respect for her after this movie as it would be very difficult to play this role and it must different to the way she is a musician so i say congratulations to her. She would have worked hard. She was vulnerable and she was in the story, it was her, not Madonna as she is on stage and that worked. It is no surprise that this is not a popular movie because it is not common. A rare find, highly recommended to people who are interested in the core of the human being that needs nature to awaken the true instincts and deepest heart's desires. If you are deep and you love stories that stir the core of your being this is a blessing in disguise. Give it a chance 10 for the story.

It was a good story. I actually let go of the fact that it starred Madonna. Who cares, she's cute and makes a good bitch. But its the scene and story that I liked. It was not predictable, it did not take place in NY or la, so that right there won my time. It makes you realize the beauty that being grounded has to offer. Some reviews on here stated viewers watched 10 - 30 minutes. Well, u have to give this one a little more time. Its not bad, a good chick flick to watch without hubby. Viewers here did not get the fact that they lost each other due to the husband knowing and interfering. Thats why it was sad. Its like these people gave up and didn't even watch the end.... Hello, if your confused, don't blame Ritchie, rewind it.