9 Songs (2004)

Powerful

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

As Good As It Gets

The acting in this movie is really good.

I understand the religion preaching about movies like this. After all, intimacy has the "in" to highlight that some parts of our adult lives should happen INsice 4 walls, a closed door, don't forget the shades in the window and mostly important...it must have a roof above you too (skylight should be OK if helicopters are not crossing your roof). Then you are all set for your sexual activity, which like I just described seems like you're going to kill someone. And maybe this movie is trying to say it out loud: "sex isn't a mortal crime and you're not going to rotten in hell and having your genitals pierced and speared by sadistic demons forever". That's how a Korean girl pictured it on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzFIBXIUg8) because you had sex, lost of it. But, the thing is, sex can really be a passport to heaven or hell mostly in your mind than on your body and I mean it in a not religious context. Irresponsible sex can also screw you and your partner in a non pleasant way, physically!! Let's remind people that STD like AIDS has not stopped. In addition, it is very likely that a couple, especially married couple, will have issues in their relationship if the sex life is dull. We can look at it in many angles other than just preaching about what you see. Funny that "how you SEE it" makes the whole difference because a blind person would never that judgmental approach!! Anyway, try to be open to what that really means even if you just watch the trailer. have your own opinion and think that sex for sex, without love, will always be just sex, and that is usually dull over time.

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.

I like watching independent movies which bring forward music of bands unknown to a wider audience. This way you get to know some interesting artists, although statistically the result is the same when browsing through music channels or radio stations. With smaller bands, though, the surprise is bigger, since you source from every possible shade of music and noise and the experience is much more exciting than with commercial music.Anyhow, after watching 9 Songs there were no musical jewels and the notorious scenes of explicit sex were not exciting either. I even presume they were introduced to capture the attention of media, critics and viewers, since there was nothing else to offer.As far as plot is concerned, i'm amazed that independent movies often showcase offbeat characters that apparently represent the alternative to what should be mainstream population that obediently works, mates and consumes while waiting for retirement. These are often unstable personalities with artistic tendencies who know better what life is about.In this sense, in the meeting of main characters the universes collide, though on a micro scale. The male lead has sort of career, while the main female cast member is some kind of connoisseur of art of living. It is unclear whether this kind of romance would last.It is true that in today's global world it is possible to meet the partner of your dreams in strangest places and under most curious circumstances. However, 9 Songs didn't bring that over in an interesting way. Composing a playlist with music videos, porn and documentaries would cause the similar effect as this movie.

Have sex. Watch concert. Talk about Antarctica! Then repeat nine times. Never has a movie outstayed its welcome at 70 mins, and this one was unbelievably boring in every single way. Brave actors getting their kit off- but badly acted, and is a rather pointless slice-of-life movie that is actually directed by a competent and interesting filmmaker; whose resume includes the very excellent 'Cock and Bull Story' and interesting dramas such as 'Go Now' and 'A Mighty Heart'! Though I haven't seen enough of Michael Winterbottom's films to really judge his overall career, '9 Songs' is certainly a blemish on it, but the question is, would I have actually bothered with this movie if the controversial subject matter did not exist? I don't deplore sex in movies, but please have a reasonable plot with this sort of experimental art-house that feels the need to inundate with actual real sex on cinema! Make the plot interesting. This is definitely more raw than pornographic, but if it wasn't for the controversy, I doubt anyone would have seen this rubbish!0.5/5 or 1/2* out of *****!