Swept Away

10/7/2022

**_A romantic-comedy that's actually really good_** A group of rich Americans take a private cruise from Greece to Italy where a spoiled middle-aged woman, Amber (Madonna), mentally abuses the crew, in particularly the first mate Pepe (Adriano Giannini) whom she constantly refers to as PeePee. The crew puts up with her pompous antics because she's the paying customer, but everything changes when Amber and Pepe are stranded on a deserted Island, putting Pepe in a position of control. "Swept Away" is a 2002 remake of the 1974 Italian film starring Madonna and directed/written by Madonna's (then) husband Guy Ritchie. Despite what you may have heard, it's fun and entertaining, but also thought-provoking and moving. For the record, I'm not a follower of Madonna; I neither love her nor