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# Swept Away



"A misogynist horror of a film" - _Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live_

[Sir Guy Ritchie](Sir_Guy_Ritchie)'s third movie, after Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, starring his then-wife Madonna. It was nominated for 10 Razzie Awards, including one for Worst Actress for Madge. The one-two of this followed by [Revolver](Revolver) threatened to absolutely sink Ritchie's career; he salvaged it by making [RocknRolla](RocknRolla) ("worse than [Rancid Aluminium](Rancid_Aluminium)" according to [Mark Kermode](Mark_Kermode), but close enough to his old form for [Simon Mayo](Simon_Mayo) to enjoy it) and then making a surprising good couple of Sherlock Holmes movies.

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# Swept Away



"A misogynist horror of a film" - _Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live_

[Sir Guy Ritchie](Sir_Guy_Ritchie)'s third movie, after Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, starring his then-wife Madonna. It was nominated for 10 Razzie Awards, including one for Worst Actress for Madge. The one-two of this followed by [Revolver](Revolver) threatened to absolutely sink Ritchie's career; he salvaged it by making [RocknRolla](RocknRolla) ("worse than [Rancid Aluminium](Rancid_Aluminium)" according to [Mark Kermode](Mark_Kermode), but close enough to his old form for [Simon Mayo](Simon_Mayo) to enjoy it) and then making a surprising good couple of Sherlock Holmes movies.
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Swept Away

"A misogynist horror of a film" - Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live

Sir Guy Ritchie's third movie, after Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, starring his then-wife Madonna. It was nominated for 10 Razzie Awards, including one for Worst Actress for Madge. The one-two of this followed by Revolver threatened to absolutely sink Ritchie's career; he salvaged it by making RocknRolla ("worse than Rancid Aluminium" according to Mark Kermode, but close enough to his old form for Simon Mayo to enjoy it) and then making a surprising good couple of Sherlock Holmes movies.

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Swept Away

"A misogynist horror of a film" - Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5live

Sir Guy Ritchie's third movie, after Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, starring his then-wife Madonna. It was nominated for 10 Razzie Awards, including one for Worst Actress for Madge. The one-two of this followed by Revolver threatened to absolutely sink Ritchie's career; he salvaged it by making RocknRolla ("worse than Rancid Aluminium" according to Mark Kermode, but close enough to his old form for Simon Mayo to enjoy it) and then making a surprising good couple of Sherlock Holmes movies.