Swept Away (2002)

2002 • 89 minutes

About this movie

MADONNA and ADRIANO GIANNINI star in director/screenwriter GUY RITCHIE'S contemporary adaptation ofLina Wertmuller's 1974 romantic comedy, "Swept Away," a story of love, sex and too much money - allset against the backdrop of a spectacular Mediterranean island paradise. A rich, spoiled socialite(Madonna) and a handsome Italian fisherman (Giannini) find themselves stranded on a deserted islandwhere matters of material wealth and class disparity are meaningless. And in their struggle to survive and coexist in their paradise found, they soon discover that their dramatic differences are suddenly the source of a fierce, passionate and sometimes hilarious animal attraction. (Original Title - Swept Away (2002)) (c) 2002 Columbia Pictures Industries , Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

You know what? This movie isn't nearly as bad as all the Madonna-hating film critics and tabloids try to make out. She's actually really convincing in it. And there are some genuinely touching moments throughout.