Atrocious!

Guy Ritchie continues his legacy of being the most pretentious director of our time. His slow-motion sequences, bizarrely timed cuts and cinematographic choices are all superfluous and irrelevant. He believes the more stuff he can cram in... the better his film will be. His movies are merely technical exercises that would be ridiculed by most film school students. He craves attention.

Much of the same can be said of Madonna's career. She continuously tries to be different just for the sake of it... there is very little redeeming artistic merit in her choices.

In this film, her husband directs her in yet another miserable performance. It is fast becoming her trademark. Of Madonna, Liv Tyler or Tara Reid... I cannot decide which is the worst actress of all time. Each time one of them churns out another dud, I change my mind.

For now, I'll give the nod to Madonna, who looks like a weather beaten old hag in this awful movie... and that's before she gets shipwrecked. She really isn't aging well at all. Her body might be in great shape, but her face is a lost cause.

'Swept Away' is easily one of the worst films of the year. Avoid at all costs!!!

© Written by TC Candler

How We Rated This Film TC Candler - F Richard Propes - No Stars F Jacob Hall -

Richard Propes' Comment

This is another Madonna travesty, compliments of her and her hubby Guy Ritchie. Ritchie is clearly more suited to action, "caper" flicks. This is a far weaker flick than the original "Swept Away" and plagued by pathetic chemistry between Madonna and Adriano Giannini. It's film quality appears to try to set the atmosphere, but really just comes off as poor quality. The dialogue is laughable, and Ritchie clearly has difficulty challenging his wife to bring out a better performance. I happen to believe that Madonna has potential as an actress...BUT, I think she's made incredibly poor film choices and her directors largely have failed to capitalize on her emotional range. On her end, she clearly is still "acting" and hasn't yet fully surrendered too often on screen. I personally hope this is not her last film, just because I don't believe anyone deserves to be remembered for this travesty.

Jacob Hall's Comment

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