An Amazing Yet Greatly Misunderstood Film

The film's intent is to give the viewer a glimpse of the relationship between Matt & Lisa.

There is no plot, its only supposed to be a portrayal of the relationship. It's filled with music and sex for a very specific reason. The only time when they connected was while listening to music or having sex. Their relationship didn't consist of any deep or meaningful conversations, so there isn't any deep and meaningful dialog exchanged between the two characters.

The songs that are played during the concert sequences reflect the current state of the relationship. If you are unfamiliar with the bands, you may not have noticed, but this is a great example of how the film is much deeper than just pointless sex scenes.

Those who find this film boring would not make it ten minutes through Gus Van Sant's "Last Days".

A film with a lot of sex in it is almost always labeled as pornography. In the portrayal of the relationship, they do show the sex in an uncensored way. After years of the MPAA butchering films, most people have gotten used to not being able to see anything during a sex scene. Which leads them to call out pornography anytime the act is shown in its natural form.

The sex in a porn film is glamorized and made up of artificial emotions. The sex in 9 songs is realistic and it shows sex for what it is. If people are aroused by it, then they are human, but it doesn't automatically make the film pornography.

Margo Stilley was a perfect choice to play Lisa. She's attractive, but not in the supermodel or actress kind of way. She's beautiful in the everyday woman kind of way. Her flaws are present and she looks exactly like someone you would run into at a supermarket.

The directing is beautiful and putting it into words would not fully explain how fitting it is. I can see how many people would not like this film, but to fault the film for accomplishing its goal is simply unfair.