recommended

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The first must-see film of the year.

This movie is just downright pathetic. Why? well lets see....1. Boring as all hell 2. Sex scenes for the sake of sex scenes 3. The two actors have no real deep connection on sreen 4. Concert footage looks like it was shot by a 4 year old 5. Film is so quiet it will literally put you to sleep if your watching it after 9pm 6. Boring as all hell 7. Sex sells so naturally this is why everyone was interested in it to begin with. (THE ONLY REASON) 8. Boring as all hell 9. The two actors deliberately kept away from each other off camera so it supposedly wouldn't "Affect their on screen relationship" like seriously what do you hope to achieve by that? 10. A romantic drama that's literally just a softcore porno in disguise. false marketing!

Having met at a rock concert and shared an intimate night together, two youths decide to continue having sexual encounters after concerts in this Michael Winterbottom movie. The film sparked controversy upon release due to its graphic depictions of sexual activity, and with little occurring in between the rock and copulation scenes, the film has been called everything from 'boring' to 'pornography' over the years. And yet, while it is true that the unconventional structure of the movie makes it hard to get immersed in the characters and story at first, the film eventually takes some interesting turns as we learn that the lovers actually share a deep love and emotional connection beyond what we have otherwise been shown. This in turn renders '9 Songs' a refreshingly different take on a romantic relationship, with only the guy's most striking memories (the sex and the music) played before our eyes. His philosophical quips about Anarctica are of interest too - "Antarctica is the planet's memory before there was people" - and it resonates strongly as he comments "5000 people in a room and you can still feel alone" after attending a concert without his lover. Sure, Winterbottom's approach here is frustrating in that we hardly get to know the characters as individuals, but with all that considered, it is pretty remarkable how strongly Winterbottom captures their emotional connection.

This is not a movie. This is blandly shot concert footage interspersed with scenes of two actors having sex. The sex isn't really very good as porn, but it's not really good as anything else either; it makes naked people having unsimulated sex about as boring as possible, neither meaningful no hot. It doesn't portray a relationship, just sex. There is more story in the typical porn movie than there is in this thing.The music is horrible. If you don't hate the music that will definitely help in enjoying this movie, but even if you like it, this is not interesting concert footage.My girlfriend told me she could only make it through the first 10 minutes of this movie. That was my limit too.

Story of two lovers who spend their summer listening to rock concerts. It spans for an hour and few minutes (full UNCUT Version).Features nine rock songs from the concert which are solely made for this movie. There are intimate scenes between the two lead characters that are quite realistic and some kinky ones too. There are some footages of icebergs in Antarctica while explaining a character. I may be missing the whole concept or the director's message but IMO there is almost nothing good in this movie to talk about except those 9 songs. The movie features a song at the concert followed by a xxx scene, back to back for the whole 70 minutes.