Madonna gives her most believable performance in Swept Away as Amber, a rich woman on a sea cruise who expects the world to obey her every whim. When she and a high-spirited crew member (Adriano Giannini) are marooned on a small deserted island the feud that sprang up between them on the ship becomes an all-out war then changes into lustful desire as Amber finds that losing status opens up a new side of her personality. Some people will want to see Swept Away for the simple pleasure of seeing Madonna being slapped; more demanding filmgoers will, sadly, be left wanting.... Though the movie purports to be a satirical examination of capitalism (as was the original 1974 version), its vague discussion of money and power adds up to very little. The love story is surprisingly sincere, making Swept Away a standard romantic potboiler with gorgeous tropical backdrops. --Bret Fetzer [show more]
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Guy Ritchie directs his wife Madonna in this remake of the 1974 film by Lina Wertmuller. Spoilt wife of a successful businessman, Amber Leighton (Madonna), finds little that pleases her in her everyday life and usually takes it out on the hired help. Her husband decides to surprise her with a cruise around Italy and Greece, accompanied by four friends. But Amber is not pleased with the boat and antagonises the first mate Giuseppe (Adriano Giannini) who begins to despise her. One morning, after the rest of her friends have gone on a diving trip, Amber changes her mind and gets Giuseppe to take her to some underwater caves. But after escaping a storm they get stranded on a desert island and Amber finds the tables are turned; she has to rely on the first mate to survive, becomes his servant and eventually his lover.
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