Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Movie Enthusiast First of all, I think MADONNA CAN ACT and to a good standard. Most of the films she has chosen to act in have not been the best scripts, but Madonna has done a decent job in each one of them, being sincere, natural and cute. Except this one. And i think I know what the problem is. Even I admit that Madonnas acting was not good in this one. And not just Madonnas. All people in this movie came across as amateur actors. But i think it is unfair to blame Madonna for it or for all of it. Actors always depend on the director and script writer. Has not anyone ever noticed how even A-list Hollywood actors at least in 50% of their films do a job that is mediocre and everyone has at least few films that are embarrassing? If the director is a visionary, had good rapport with the actors, has chosen the right actors etc, they do a stellar job.But with a different, mediocre, limited-minded director the same famous actors do a crappy job. It happens to everyone, but for some reason only Madonna gets ridiculed for it. But lets take another pop star, Justin Timberlake who also has done a number of acting jobs. In my opinion, most of the roles Timberlake has done are embarrassing and have amateurish quality. But somehow it has gone unnoticed. Because Timberlake is a man, perhaps? Double standards?I think the reason this movie went totally wrong for Madonna was that the director was her husband Guy Richie. In the history of film, it never has given any good results, being directed by or co-acting with your own husband or wife (or g friend/b friend). Most of such movies, involving famous actors have fallen flat.Like the movie Jennifer Lopez and Ben Afflek did together. Or Eyes Wide Shut (Kidman and Cruise). Etc. For some reason it does not work. Perhaps it is too close to home and off-work relationships get on the way. I think Madonna actually was a right sort of person for that role and I also liked the Giuseppe actor, they had good chemistry - but were badly scripted and directed. The original films remake with Madonna in title role would have been very interesting with a right director. Perhaps even Lina Wertmüller herself, she would have pulled the right "notes" out of the leading actors.But I understand why Madonna wanted to make this movie. Unfortunately, it seems her husband did not take it seriously at all and directed it in a typical British dude style, making a joke out of an interesting material. Madonna might be this, that and third, but so are most of famous people. But for some reason people simply love ridicule her for her acting. She had only one floppy acting job, so stop bashing her!

Vili 1509 I have seen worse than this and the movie is not the worst movie of all time. Maybe the critics have got wrong, maybe the movie will get better rating than now. But this movie really isn't so bad as some of you people thinks. Madonna wasn't the greatest actress in the leading role but it wasn't the end of the world. I have given 7 points to this movie. I have watched the movie two times all ready because I think it's so good. When I watched making of Swept Away, they had fun to make this movie. It wasn't so serious as making of The Shining was even that movie is really good, too! By the way, this is my rating from this movie and I liked the movie really much.

mitand I missed this movie during its release. Never heard of it until just now, 14 years later. Watched it on a retro channel on a Sunday afternoon.I never write reviews on movies, products, anything. But I have to say, after visiting the IMDb site to follow-up with some of the details, I am surprised at the low ratings and negative reviews. Thus, I speak.I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end. I wonder what was different in my viewing and assessment than those of the harsh reviews that were written over a decade ago. I think it may have to do with the tension and emotional wounds so wide-spread during that time. People really did have a need to throw punches at almost anything and everything during those days.It thought Madonna was definitely the highlight. I enjoyed both actors, but she looked good and played the role exceptionally well. Her age was a factor in the script.I remember seeing her volunteering to sing for a relief benefit subsequent to the Sri Lanka disaster. If I remember correctly, that was a couple of years after Swept Away was released. I had not seen much of her since the 80's and 90's (back in the MTV funnel breasts video days, which I thought was cute), but whenever I saw her sing for that benefit I was so very impressed. She looked and sounded greater than ever. That's the way I saw her in the movie.There are some people whose looks and skills continually progress without climax. Madonna is one of those.

Camelot_2000 This notorious film was released 13 years ago and only tonight do I finally get around to watching it. The extremely bad box office earnings and the scathing reviews made it a curiosity item I felt compelled to check out. It lived up to it's reputation.Madonna does okay in the beginning as the rich and annoyingly mean woman, but her later transformation into a devoted and humble lover to the Italian sailor, wasn't convincing at all. Her performance was basically a cardboard effort and she didn't fit into the character very well. I just kept seeing her as Madonna stranded on an island with a guy and trying to act for the camera.The scene where she pretends she can't sing and dance is laughable. And how convenient is that finding a small house on a deserted island and later on a full liquor bottle that was strangely not discovered earlier on!The film does have some good qualities though, such as the beautiful scenery, but that's not enough to carry a film. The scenes on the ship seemed to go better than the ones on the island, but that's only by a small margin. Madonna's arrogant meanness on the boat got so irritating after awhile that you can't help, but wonder why she wasn't tossed overboard at the start. Everyone on that cruise, even her own husband, it seems, regarded her as an annoyance to travel with. Understandable considering all she does is complain and hurl insults.Her later romance with Giuseppe doesn't improve things. The whole love affair plays out like a corny and badly acted "Harlequin" romance film and after the ending credits role, you can't help, but feel like you just wasted your time watching it. No wonder this did so poorly at theatres. It's the type of movie where the audience will feel 'ripped off' for paying to see it. I think this movie had potential, but it misfired instead. Beautiful scenery though.