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Swept Away Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 1.0
    18

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Overwhelming dislike
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 20

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    There is no credible feeling here, no comedy, no eroticism.

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  • 25

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    A deserted island movie during which I desperately wished the characters had chosen one movie to take along if they were stranded on a deserted island, and were showing it to us instead of this one.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis

    Madonna may be better in this film than she's been in some of her recent endeavors, especially when she stops screeching her lines, but she's done herself no favors with her choice of material.

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  • 38

    out of 100

    ReelViews James Berardinelli

    A bad movie. No amount of perfume sprayed on talk show audiences by Madonna and her husband can eliminate the stench of failure emanating from this motion picture.

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  • 38

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    One hopes that this is Hollywood's last go-round with Swept Away. Watching this fiasco, I kept having nightmares about a possible cartoon version, co-starring Cruella de Vil and Shrek.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety Dennis Harvey

    A simple misfire rather than a world-class fiasco. This misguided attempt to remake Lina Wertmuller's corrosive 1974 satire as a wistful romance is only unintentionally funny in the last reel.

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  • 67

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    Ritchie made a movie that never pretends to be more than a guilty pleasure of soft-core kitsch, and Madonna and Giannini (son of Giancarlo, costar of the original) achieve a lively S&M chemistry.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

not for kids

What a waste of potential.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie contains strong language, some violence, and a near-rape. Amber's verbal domination of Giuseppe on the boat is disturbing, but his physical domination of her on the island is completely unsuitable for younger children (and many adults).

  • Families can talk about the power politics in relationships. How is the power dynamic of domination and submission affected by situations beyond the characters' control? How does money influence the actions of the different characters?

What to watch for
  • violence false3

    Violence: Characters in peril, abuse, near-rape.

  • sex false3

    Sex: Sexual references and situations, sex as power.

  • language false4

    Language: Very strong language.

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking, smoking, drug references.

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