Review of Swept Away (2002) by Cassandra M — 25 Sep 2009

I was a little apprehensive of watching this DVD, obviously if the press and critics were to be believed it would be the worst film i'd ever see.

That title goes to 'From Hell', the worst east end accents i've ever heard, a film I could only watch for ten minutes.

I was expecting the worst and was pleasantly surprised with Swept Away. The actors are very good and very believable, the movie obviously totally different to anything Guy Ritchie has done before, but it was fascinating how he handled the change from gangster violence to the violence portrayed in this movie. At the same time it was interesting to see the relationship between the two leads devolop. As others have commented the ending was very emotional, and it would have been better if more time was given to the characters to explore their relationship.

But after watching the movie from beginning to end I found no moments that made me uncomfortable or even boring, I would highly recommend this movie.

If you don't want to take my word for it, watch it and judge for yourself...