Swept Away [DVD]

I’ve enjoyed this film since it came to the screen, and truly I am a longtime Madonna fan. If you’re not a Madonna fan then I suggest you experience this film anyway for all of its quality covering unhappiness, the promise of happiness between 2 people who live on 2 opposite sides of the spectrum, and most of all, the experiences we share and are familiar with in life. A heart breaking ending brings it all together. As a redux of the original film which includes the son who’s character is named “Pepe” of the original actor, I applaud the director Guy Richie and the rest of the cast for a superb performance. View the extras category from this film for mor fun. Thanks

The dvd came and in good condition. The dvd plays well Nad I love the movie. Thank you.

Having recently purchased & viewed this DVD, I'm a little confused. Where's the bad? I think Madonna gives one of her finest performances in this movie. I'm unfamiliar with Adriano Giannini, but I thought he did an excellent job with his role. I also liked the way Guy Ritchie put this film together and the scenery was beautiful. Was there anything I didn't like? Sure. I didn't like the ending. It was well acted, but not the kind of ending I enjoy. Also, the progression from hate to love between Madonna and Adriano's characters seemed a little fast.If I'd seen this movie in a theater I wouldn't have felt like I'd wasted my money. Having purchased the DVD, I don't feel like it was a waste of my money. I don't know why everyone was so harsh about this movie. I've seen some bad films but this wasn't one of them. Perhaps the fact that it's a remake led to some poor reviews. Perhaps the fact that a woman was slapped offended some people. Who knows? Whatever it was that caused such horrible reviews, I didn't see it.It's a good romantic film. Two very different people find love and ultimately happiness under extreme circumstances. If you're going to watch this movie, I challenge you to do so without preconceived notions. Put aside what the critics have said about this film as a whole and about Madonna's acting in general. Make your own decision as to the quality of this movie and actor performances. Don't allow someone else to form your opinion.

Great movie!!!Someone told me about this... I also watched fhe original.I do prefer the French original versionThis was still a good movie though

Why is this movie so bad? "Swept Away" starts out boring and just gets worse and worse. I am not trying to trash Madonna's acting because heaven knows she's been called every name in the book already, but if this movie is any representation of her acting skills she should quit while she's ahead and go back to singing and dancing. Included on the DVD is the MTV special that Madonna did with her husband which is in all actuality better than the movie itself because Madonna seems more human and relaxed. I suppose all of the blame isn't Madonna's fault, but she's Madonna and she and her husband did produce it. I still love Madonna, just not this movie.

It stars god!!! Madonna! The queen of the world.

When "Swept Away" was released in American theaters last fall it was savaged by critics and dubbed one of the biggest flops of the year. It is important to remember that "Swept Away" was never intended by Guy Ritchie and company to have the same box office as "Spiderman". "Swept Away" is basically a vacation picture for Guy Ritchie and wife Madonna, it was not intended to win any oscars. The budget was quite small, so nobody lost money...unlike say Eddie Murphy's "Pluto Nash" which cost 100 million, and only took in 15 million.The movie is not nearly as bad as say "Ishtar" or "Shangi Surprise" that being said it is still not a great cinematic masterpiece. Much has been said about Madonna's performence, that she was wooden and simply cannot act (she is better than Ben Afflect any day!), which is not true. In the first third of the film, she does quite well as Amber, a spoiled American, who is the wife of a pharmaceutical big shot. She is rude, ignorant, and petulant, I have dealt with many a woman like this and Madonna does a great job here. The supporting cast does a good job here too, giving us an idea of Amber world as well as the ships mate fisherman Pepe (Adriano Gianini)-who also does a decent job here in his first English speaking role.In the remainder of the film, Madonna's quasi English accent appears (which is odd here, well it is always odd..) since she is supposed to be American here. She is a tad unanimated once Amber and Pepe are rescued, which may be the fault of Richie's script and direction-other directors have gotten better performences out of Madonna (Penny Marshall, Warren Beatty).That being said, the film is beautiful to look at. Ritchie choice of Malta as a film location was well selected, as it is one of the most breathtakingly stunning films to watch. Madonna also looks stunning here, even sans makeup, all those years of yoga, a vegetarian diet, and clean living have paid off here! Gianini is also, while unkempt, quite fit and pairs nicely with Madonna, though in the fight scenes I think Madonna could beat the pants off of him, her biceps are bigger than his.All in all the film is worth watching, the small budget shows, Ritchie's script could have used more polish, but it is worth viewing, with an open mind. Viewers may be pleasently surprised that this film is much better than the press said.The DVD is a great value: it features the film, 16 deleted scenes, The Making of Swept Away special, and trailers.I would recommend "Swept Away" for people who like, odd, art house style flicks.

My wife has been looking for the video for years - it was great to watch again.

Bonne qualité de disque. Contient bien la version française.

HAY SPOILERS, AVISO.Sigo sin entender cómo Guy Ritchie pudo hacer semejante bodrio. Mal dirigida y peor "guionizada". Cuando Madonna es dirigida con arte, es una delicia verla actuar (Evita, Who's That Girl,..) pero en esta película, nadie se cree ni el papel de bitch que hace al principio ni el de sumisa que hace después, salvo un par de escenas, como cuando es agredida. El guion, pese a estar basado o casi calcado de la película homónima de 1974, no hay por dónde cogerlo porque pierde el hilo en los puntos clave de transición.Así que la culpa no es de Madonna, sino de su entonces marido, que lo único que hizo seguramente fue tratar de complacer a la diva sin muchas ganas. Me imagino a una spoiled Madonna diciéndole a Ritchie cada día: "jooo, vengaaa... vamos a hacer una peliiiii". Aunque a lo mejor estoy equivocada y fue el ambicioso Ritchie quien propuso la poco acertada idea. Tal vez pensó: "Esta es la mía para hacer una peli que todo el mundo va a querer ir a ver. Más dinero, más dinero". Algo más adelante se probó que su ambición no tenía límites. Bueno sí, los límites eran las propiedades y los ceros de la cuenta de Madonna.Sea como fuere, desde luego, la historia se desvía mucho del estilo de Ritchie y eso se nota. Es como si yo escribo novelas de ciencia ficción y de repente me pongo a escribir novela romántica. No será muy creíble, seguramente. Hala, Guy, a hacer lo que sabes y te gusta hacer y a los que no vamos a ver tus películas y sí las de Madonna, déjanos tranquilos.

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DVD delivered in good time. Product satisfactory.

This movie was funny and surprising to see Madonna take on this role.