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.
A pointless and pretentious cocktail of sex, rock 'n' roll and glaciology.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
8 Sep 2005
rotten:
It is, at its (hard)core, a traditional sex movie with better music and naturalistic situations.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
9 Sep 2005
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,
23 Sep 2005
rotten:
Nice folks, fun time, thanks for the peek (I guess), and so what?
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 Oct 2005
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.