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Swept Away (2002)
A decent movie
For those of us old enough to have seen the original, this was a decent remake. It was actually quite toned down from the 1974 version, but it still retained the flavor. Madonna was not awful, and Adriano Gianni did a wonderful job reprising the role his father played in the original.
The film does suffer in the transformation in the relationship between the two main characters. That aspect come across as if someone threw a magical switch and everything changed. The subjugation of the woman was more vividly portrayed in the first version, but I do not think that our current society could stomach that.
While the original is undoubtedly better, this one is not as bad as was made out.
Second Nature (2003)
An Abuse of the Electro-magnetic Spectrum
The movie was awful. The production company should be required to pay a fine for wasting electricity transmitting this nonsense.
There were too many holes in the plot. Why would the DOJ send a killer out to assassinate a world leader? If they weren't the DOJ, why would they send someone they thought would not do the job? To quote Butch Cassidy, "Who are those guys?" Apparently, the director does not know either because he never told us.
The characters were unbelievable. They did not behave in any way that seemed to fit who they allegedly were. With the exception of the doctor, none of the characters were particularly compelling or likeable.
If you want to waste money on the electricity required to watch this movie, feel free. Otherwise, run the opposite direction.