Through a series of mishaps, Amber damages the dinghy and they end up washing ashore on a deserted island.

Amber realises that she has become very happy on the island with Giuseppe and when she notices a boat anchored in the bay, she hides to avoid their being rescued.

The site's consensus states: "Muddled and lacking the political context of the original, Swept Away offers further proof that Madonna can't act.

[9] According to Ebert, despite Ritchie's relatively faithful adaptation, the original Swept Away was "incomparably superior", and the remake's fatal flaw was the "utterly missing" vitality or emotional resonance of the main characters.

Additionally, wrote Ebert, Madonna's character "starts out so hateful that she can never really turn it around" and gain any redemption or believable change.

Scott[10] of The New York Times wrote, "In her concerts, music videos and recordings, Madonna has often been a mesmerizing performer, but she is still not much of an actress.

Striking a pose is not the same as embodying a person, and a role like this one requires the surrender of emotional control, something Madonna seems constitutionally unable to achieve."

In his otherwise negative review of the film, Slant Magazine critic Ed Gonzalez said: "Madonna gives her best performance since Abel Ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his Dangerous Game.

[13] Songs not featured on the album include "Lovely Head" by Goldfrapp (played during the opening credits), "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan (the charades scene), and "Fade into You" by Mazzy Star (as Amber and Pepe experience life on the island together).

[14] In 2019 Swept Away was reissued on DVD and released on Blu-Ray by Fabulous Films, under license from Sony Pictures.