Rotten
As satisfying viewing experiences go, the film comes up mighty short in terms of story, interesting characters and technical prowess, not to mention a 65-minute running time.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
9 Songs
2 lovers, one summer, and the 9 songs that defined them.
2004 · 1h 10m · Not Rated
Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
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9 Songs
Overview
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.
Director and cast
- Michael Winterbottom Director
- Kieran O'Brien as Matt
- Margo Stilley as Lisa
- The Dandy Warhols as Themselves
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor as Himself - The Dandy Warhols (uncredited)
- Elbow as Themselves
- Alex Kapranos as Himself - Franz Ferdinand (uncredited)
- Franz Ferdinand as Themselves
- Guy Garvey as Himself - Elbow (uncredited)
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as Themselves
- Robert Levon Been as Himself - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Nice folks, fun time, thanks for the peek (I guess), and so what?
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Five decades after the rest of the world twigged to it, Michael Winterbottom has discovered a connection between sex and rock 'n' roll. Bully for him.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
It is, at its (hard)core, a traditional sex movie with better music and naturalistic situations.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
A pointless and pretentious cocktail of sex, rock 'n' roll and glaciology.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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