Swept Away

Firstly, I'd like to say that the script killed the movie. It wasn't a bad movie, it was just a horrible script. I cringed to so many parts of the film because I thought to myself, "I know Madonna knows this isn't going anywhere." That's why some complained, because the fact that it took so long to get into the movie, because honestly, the movie took off when Madonna and Adrianno were stranded, and the climax was the very unexpected ending. (I haven't seen the first, so it was unexpected to me.)

Madonna's nonchalance acting wasn't very believeable and at times, it was quite cheesy, but this was probably her best acting preformance after Evita ofcourse. The movie was saved by the acting of Adrianno, and the chemistry that him and Madonna shared. It was good to see a movie that stepped out of the love story clich'e a little bit.

The music in the movie was thoughtful and very good to listen too, especially the song that is playing while Madonna and Adrianno are sitting down with eachother to an orange sunset. My favorite song , well instrumental, has to be the instrumental that is played on several parts of the movie, and for the ending credits. (the instrumental I'm speaking of is titiled "Partied" on the soundtrack) The music montages that guy came up with were also funny, and that preformance by Madonna to a classic by Della Reese was also great.

I remember months before the movie came out it was getting a media blitz for being Madonna's next movie, but then weeks before it came out the critics destroyed it, and I'm sure that's why it was a box office bomb, because too many people took the point of view of critics that were criticizing Madonna more so than her acting. I thought that was ludicrious, and it was obvious because the movie wasn't at all what they made it out to be. But now in all honesty, it seems as though if a star couple gets together and makes a project, for instance, a movie, it bombs single-handedly. That's what happened to Gigli. Gigli was what the critics said, but they overblown this movie, which was at fault by from the dull script, not Madonna;s acting, although she was overshadowed by the powerful preformance of Adrianno.

Madonna isn't given credit for the wide array of roles she chooses, but honestly, that's exactly what she needs to rethink. Some of the roles Madonna potrays in films can only make me wonder, "Why?" She needs to reanalyze her intuition in choosing roles. I think she is still trying to gain respect from critics for her acting. She's still trying to get her Oscar like Cher did. She was humiliated because she said to a lot of reporters on interviews that she will win the Oscar for her role in Evita, but after her Golden Globe win she found out she wasn't nominated. I think they only did that to upset her and because she's "Madonna." She deserved an Oscar for Evita, if not a nomination at least. Madonna isn't the best actress in the world, but neither is the overated Julia Roberts, and she certaintly isn't a bad actress. Heloooooooooo she has a Golden Globe. Julia Roberts is remembered for two movies only, which are Still Magnolia's and the all time favorite Preety Woman. Madonna on the other hand with less success in the acting relm, is known for more than two movies, excluding the one's that bombed and were critically panned. Madonna has roles that she is known for: Desperatly Seeking Susan, Dick Tracy, A League Of Their Own, and her climax Evita. Evita was her role of the lifetime, and usually that term comes garnered with an Oscar, but they weren't ready to give her one yet, at least for her acting. It's ironic that many critize Madonna's talent as an actress but she's known for more roles that she played than heavyweights like Gweyneth, Julia, Kate, Sandra, and others. She's better than some actresses that don't get bad reviews like: Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, Debra Messing, Jennifer Anniston, and others. Like I said, I think that just cause she's Madonna they try to keep her stray from acting praises. It's obvious that critics don't quite favor the singer turned actor . . .let's face it.

See this movie. At least rent it from Blockbuster or watch it on HBO. Trust me it's not what the critcs claimed it to be. It's not the best movie in the world, certainly not Madonna's best, but it's quite close. I cried at the end . . .so you know this movie is emotionaly driven. Trust this review, I'm not biased because it did kind of cut up my favorite actress Julia Roberts. (I say that beacause I said she was overated . . .and she is. The fact that she is America's Sweetheart is what makes her movies so appealing, but her roles are very redundant and not to wide, while Madonna's are. Julia won an Oscar for Erin Brokovich . . . .and Madonna didn't even get a nod for Evita . . .that's why I say Julia is very overated, because for a role like she played on Erin Brokovich she gets garnered with an Oscar. That's not her lifetime role, but I guess because she's Julia then it's OK. Case closed!) Believe me, this is a must see.