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Summary: Madonna shows all her actress talents in "Swept Away"
Review: After having readed all these anti-Madonna reviews last fall, it was a real pleasure to discover this film during a recent flight between London and Male (Maldives). Yes Madonna is a fantastic actress.She can play everything and prove it in "Swept Away": she is a bad girl, she is an humiliated girl, she is an adorable girlie, she is very emotional. The story is very good (and full of messages) and the mediterranean views very pleasant. Try also the music, if you like among others Greek music.
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Summary: Campy but fun
Review: Its so campy its bound to be a cult classic (someday)
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Summary: NOT HALF AS BAD AS THE CRITICS CLAIMED
Review: I was surprised by this movie and Madonna's acting, despite what most critics had claimed it to be. Ok, there are some unbelievable parts but most of it is very entertaining. Madonna has surprisingly a touch for comedy. The "Come-On-A-My-House" scene is FANTASTIC and very funny. Also the rest of the cast did a pretty good acting. Not the best movie, but by FAR not the worst! For Madonna-Fans a must! FOR ALL EUROPEAN FANS WITH A MULTI-REGION DVD PLAYER: THIS DVD DOES N O T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL RCE CODING BY THE COMPANY
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Summary: Good Film
Review: Mrs. Ritchie did very well. I've seen her other films and was prepared for the worst but, she was fab. I thought it was clever, Guy is fantastic at what he does. Madonna's co-star was great. I loved it.
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Summary: One of the best Madonna movies
Review: Firstly the only reason this movie made so little money at the box office is because the press blacklisted it from the moment it started filming. Madonna and Guy Ritchie had no chance with such a deluge of negative press. Don't listen to the critics on this one. It's a decent movie. While critics trashed Madonna's performance they failed to recognize the great strides she's made in her acting abilities. She actually shows humanity and subtlety in her portrayal of Amber. Compare it to her performance in Body Of Evidence and you'll see how much she's improved over the years. Madonna and Adriano have a geniuine onscreen chemistry, some of their scenes together are wonderful. The locations are stunning and the music score is beautiful. The movie does have its weak points however, the greatest being the script. It is a little too thin to make this movie great. It needed more dialogue to make the character's transformations more credible. However I recommend buying this DVD, the extras are fantastic, the movie looks and sounds gorgeous. Give it a chance.
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Summary: Pleasantly surprised!
Review: I watched this DVD because I have been a Madonna fan for many years. I heard all of the reviews about this movie and it wasn't enough to steer me away from seeing it. I thought this movie was very entertaining. I really enjoyed it and I now absolutely love Adriano Giannini. He is a very talented actor.
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Summary: Conspiracy in Entertainment Industry to Keep Madonna Down!
Review: I have never seen a movie get such bad reviews. Then again, I have never seen reviews that were so badly written and done out of spite and jealousy rather than objectiveness. I thought Swept Away had some faults: Madonna's acting, in the first half of the film, is awful; it is too politically incorrect for some audiences; and the script, especially in the beginning, suffers as well. However, not only does Madonna's acting improve throughout the movie, but the film traps the viewer, makes the viewer cry, and most importantly, makes the viewer think about the values in our society. If any other name had been associated to this film besides Madonna, it would have earned raves.
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Summary: Well, I tried
Review: I have been a huge Madonna fan for years. I have every album and have seen most movies. And still, I have yet to have a good experience watching a "Madonna movie". She's truly awful in most of them and just mediocre in a few. And while she is still better in this movie than before, she is not good or at all impressive. She is simply incapable of acting and relating to other people on screen. She's a distant, cold presence and I guess that makes sense because she has been such an electrifying solo performer for years.
But really, what would she have to work with here, anyway? No, the film is not as bad as other people have said. And it's certainly not the worst movie of the year (Anybody else catch "Death to Shmoochie?"). But it has not point, no true reason to exist. The script is cring-worthy and Guy Ritchie, who actually has cinematic talent, is certainly slumming here. There's a fantasy scene half-way through the movie that shows Madonna dancing and lip-synching "Come On a My House" to the camera. The scene has no point and is uncomfortably out of place, but for one fleeting minute we get to see Madonna in her element. It's just her and the camera. She looks more comfortable there than at any other point in the film. I have not faith that that is ever going to change.
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Summary: What kept on being swept was his hand...
Review: Madonna is great as the obnoxious spoiled rich Amber. Adriano Giannini does a great job as Pepe, the fustrated target of Ambers sharp tongue. Although Amber does deserve a good taste of her own medicine, in which she does get her share when roles reverse, I felt a litte uncomfortable with the constant back handing that Madonna gets in this movie. She is smacked in the face, kicked, and shoved. No blood or gore, but I felt that it was unecessary. That is why I gave the movie 2 stars. I felt that Amber could learn her lesson without all that physical abuse.
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Summary: Good! Good! Good!
Review: After reading the reviews and watching the DVD (twice), I am convinced that Madonna was unnecessarily persecuted for this movie! Despite the bad reviews when it was released, it is actually a pretty good movie (!) - I wish critics would have given it the chance that it deserved. I will admit, Madonna isn't the greatest actress ever, but she does make an effort. (Why doesn't Guy help her more - that's what I can't figure out). Her showmanship really shows through in the dream sequence in the yellow dress - that was great! Once again Guy displays his unique film-making style. And... Madonna LOOKS great in the movie - what yoga can do for you! It's also a great story and it has a message. The extras are nice, too - some deleted scenes and a "Making of." I enjoyed the "Making of" - got to see Madonna interview Guy - it's so cute how he calls her Mrs. Ritchie and you also get to see the whole family playing around - Madonna, Guy, Lourdes and little Rocco. You can tell Guy just adores Rocco to pieces. Don't be swayed by what you've heard - take a look at all the good reviews for this movie on here and treat yourself to this great little movie!
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