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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA touching, often poetic, sometimes achingly real snapshot of a brief encounter related almost entirely through the bedroom.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen Holden9 Songs, for all its failed ambitions and its tinge of sexism, is lovely to watch.
- 63New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardMichael Winterbottom nakedly goes where no "respectable" director has gone before - to sex and beyond! His provocative 9 Songs is the first movie by a director of Winterbottom's standing to depict real, uncensored sex between its lead actors.
- 63New York PostNew York PostThe film accurately reminds you, if you need reminding, what it's like to have your mind hijacked by somebody's body.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxMembers of what used to be referred to euphemistically as the "raincoat crowd," will probably enjoy Winterbottom's experiment more than most.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonWinterbottom never provides the empathic connective tissue we expect. Love it or not, 9 Songs amounts to a common human rite fastidiously caught in amber, giving off no heat or joy but crystallized for the future.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumNobody will go to see Michael Winterbottom's sexually explicit, novelty-act drama - a naughty peep show for sobersides, disguised as a nature documentary - to hear the songs; everyone will go to see the shagging, which occupies the majority of the screen time.
- 40Film ThreatFilm ThreatAs 9 Songs played out for sixty-nine (count ‘em!) minutes, I started to find myself wishing they would just end the interminable, deliberately underlit, sex scenes and get back to those really hot pics of Antarctica.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAn examination of a sexual relationship that's about as viscerally explicit as hardcore can get...But as satisfying viewing experiences go, the film comes up mighty short in terms of story, interesting characters and technical prowess.
- 30The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasBetween the performances in the bedroom and on stage, 9 Songs gives off plenty of heat, but the whole project seems half-thought-out and hastily arranged, hampered by butt-ugly DV photography that turn skin tones grimy and make the Brixton scenes look as high-grain as a bowl of Mueslix.