Very well executed

Just so...so bad

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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!

There's one thing you can say for good, professional pornography. It's honest. It doesn't pretend to be art and most of the people making good porn know what they are doing and know their audience.This film is amateurish pornography parading as an art film. It succeeds at neither, but it did effectively ruin Ms. Stilley's career. (This was her first effort on film.) Basically this is one sex scene after another strung together with some very loud dated rock concert footage. The wine and cheese crowd will try and find some meaning in this thing. There just isn't any. All--every single one--of the sexual scenes is real. The film is unrated. The British censors gave it a certificate because they said it was vulgar but not obscene. I agree.There are very few sex acts you will not see and in close up with these two actors who claimed (of course) that it was all for art. They were testing themselves, they were pushing limits, they were all professionals and on and one. They are unable to simply say they had sex on film for money. O'Brien was 31 and she was 21 and a new actress. Why she let herself get conned into this role is a mystery.While the two actors claimed they really, really wanted to test their limits, it turns out they had limits after all. The director wrote a scene in which Mr. O'Brien would have graphic gay sex with another male. He admits he decided he wasn't ready to get that artistic. You will also see Mr. O'Brien have a real orgasm in some detail assisted by Ms. Stilley. She however, declined to consume his bodily fluids as was suggested.As Mr. O'Brien said in an interview, "It's just sex." And bad sex at that.

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.

So exactly tell me the point of 9 songs? Besides the good music (the only reason I bumped it up a point) 9 songs consists of nothing but sex. That's right, it's basically a bad porno, and it has no message contained. It's quite sad how this is getting sundance reviews and everything, while it's nothing but porn. So I can't really rate anything at all because it's actually nothing but porn. Porn. I mean, if that's really want you to watch, fine by me. But on a rating of quality and meaning, it has none. So the question is, how many people are going to watch it after what I just said? I'm going to go with lots. 2/10.