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Swept Away
2002
British director Guy Ritchie (LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, SNATCH) here remakes the controversial 1975 Italian film SWEPT AWAY... BY AN UNUSUAL DESTINY IN THE BLUE SEA OF AUGUST as a vehicle for his pop icon spouse, Madonna. The rich and spoiled Amber Leighton (Madonna) spends the bulk of her husband's Mediterranean .. Read more
| Starring | Madonna, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Banks, David Thornton |
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| Director | Guy Ritchie |
| Genres | Drama |
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Swept Away
British director Guy Ritchie (LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, SNATCH) here remakes the controversial 1975 Italian film SWEPT AWAY... BY AN UNUSUAL DESTINY IN THE BLUE SEA OF AUGUST as a vehicle for his pop icon spouse, Madonna. The rich and spoiled Amber Leighton (Madonna) spends the bulk of her husband's Mediterranean yacht voyage drinking, being bored, and insulting the crew. The class tables turn when she winds up lost at sea and eventually swept onto a deserted island with the same sailor she's been extra rude to all through the voyage. Giuseppe (Adriano Giannini, son of Giancarlo, who played the same role in the original) seizes the chance to dominate his former employer, and dictate the terms of their survival and inevitable torrid island passion. The political ranting and darker sexual elements of the 1975 version are toned down this time out, but potential viewers should note there's still some un-PC slapping and a near-rape. The exquisite scenery is a plus, as is Madonna's look in the film: Deeply tan, with chiseled, muscular arms and sexy facial wrinkles, she emerges a ravishing, buff, bronze goddess. Her fans will hopefully be awed by this incarnation of their favorite, chameleon-like diva.
| Starring | Madonna, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Banks, David Thornton, Adriano Giannini |
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| Director | Guy Ritchie |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English, Hindi |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 27 May 2004 |
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A vapid remake of an Italian movie on a subject that was first, and rather better, done by J. M. Barrie in The Admirable Crichton. There's no wit or humour to be found in this treatment, just a great deal of posturing.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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Better than expected film
Due to the massive drumming the film got when originally released, mainly due to Madonna's below-par performance (which is somewhat deserved), I was ... read more »
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- Tom Woods
- London
- 23 Jan 2004 at 10:16
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bit like a summer holiday read
Not good enough to spend the time watching. Madonna plays such a hard nosed snob that you know she has to change, but she becomes a complete slave much too ... read more »
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- 07 Aug 2010 at 16:53
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Bowled Away
I am not ashamed to say I LOVED THIS MOVIE. It's one for the romantics out there, and it's one for the Madonna fans. Guy Ritchie directs this tale ... read more »
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- laterdanish
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- 04 Feb 2010 at 09:44
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Swept Away
British director Guy Ritchie (LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, SNATCH) here remakes the controversial 1975 Italian film SWEPT AWAY... BY AN UNUSUAL DESTINY IN THE BLUE SEA OF AUGUST as a vehicle for his pop icon spouse, Madonna. The rich and spoiled Amber Leighton (Madonna) spends the bulk of ...
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