9 Songs (2004)

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Fantastic!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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!

Michael Winterbottom is one of the most important and challenging filmmakers around. Over the past couple of decades, he has directed a prolific stream of interesting features across a variety of genres, refusing to settle on a particular style and seemingly always working on a minuscule budget. But no filmmaker is immune to producing a stinker, and after a successful 2002 which saw the release of the excellent double-header of 24 Hour Party People and In This World, Winterbottom hit a grey patch with Code 46 and 9 Songs. He would push the boundaries of what could be tolerated in terms of cinematic violence in 2010 with the divisive The Killer Inside Me, but 6 years earlier he would test the BBFC's waters with 9 Songs, a film that may still be the most sexually explicit film ever to be released in British theatres.It tells the story of two lovers: Matt (Kieran O'Brien), a British scientist, and Lisa (Margo Stilley), an American exchange student. As the film opens, the couple have broken up and Matt is heading to Antarctica to conduct research and reflect on their doomed relationship. He remembers their time together through the sex they had, and they had a lot of it. 9 Songs quickly falls into a pattern: Sex scene, concert scene, and then a trip back to desolate mountains of Antarctica. They met at Brixton Academy and share a love of live music, so between the sex we get to experience the various gigs they go to - the 9 songs of the title - shot guerrilla-style from afar over the heads of the audience, which is pretty much how most of us experience a concert. The sex is passionate, spontaneous and exciting, but love is much harder. As it becomes clear to both of them that they won't be together forever, they employ blindfolds and handcuffs to spice things up, but nothing can mask the distance opening between them.Winterbottom doesn't shy away from explicitness. We get to see full penetration, oral sex and even a money shot - pretty much everything you would expect from a cheeky browse on Pornhub. But what separates 9 Songs from pornography is the complete lack of sensationalism. There is absolutely nothing arousing about the sex, despite the attractiveness of the two leads, and this is likely what convinced the BBFC to pass it uncut (it's 'art'). The problem with 9 Songs is that the idea is infinitely more interesting than the execution. This is an incredibly dull and repetitive film, made all the more of a chore to sit through by the two thinly-realised and rather annoying characters at the forefront. Winterbottom seems to be trying to say something profound by occasionally switching the action to the South Pole, but it comes across as allegory on the level of a student-film. The concert footage is filmed with the same grungy energy as 24 Hour Party People - one of my favourite Winterbottom films - so there's some relief to be found in performances by the likes of Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, if you're into that sort of thing.

I enjoyed this film very much! Antartica and sex! What a fabulous combination! It calmed me down and I was mellow and happy. I would be probably more happy if I was in the place of the principal actor. But what the hell it really looked great, all in all.I was surprised that it got such a low review grade, but it was to be expected since modern audience expects Hollywood blockbusters, but this is not that type of film. Not that I have anything against above mentioned blockbusters, but rather I enjoy these types of films very much.It is a pity that they are not available anymore to the wider public, but that is trend in the last 10 to 15 years that good film get to be shown only at the festivals. I saw this one at the Sarajevo film festival.

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.