This is the story of Matt and Lisa. They meet at a concert. They have wild and passionate sex (in full view). They go to more concerts. Matt studies Antarctica. They go to more concerts and they have more sex. That is really all there is to this movie. It has a really short run time at just over an hour, and it still feels too long for what it is getting at.
I have never seen hardcore sex look so bland. I was never titillated during the movie. I don't know if that was the intent or not. I don't really know what Winterbottom was trying to get at. Also I enjoy indy rock and rock music from the UK. Here the music was poorly recorded and sounded terrible. Like you were in the crowd at the venue but nothing else in the movie made any attempt to connect the music with anything else in the movie. Basically there is no point for you to be in the theater.
I will comment briefly on the sex. It could easily be called porn. There are scenes of Matt going down on Lisa, up close and graphic. Same goes for Lisa on Matt. We even see Matt climax on his own stomach. There are scenes of Lisa with a vibrator, there is a full penetration scene, there are numerous scenes of light S&M and bondage.
I am totally fine with the sexual nature of the film. I just wish it was more organic to the story. It seemed to me that it was only there for the viewers window into the relationship. Again, that is a cool concept but the sex needs to reflect the condition of the relationship is that is the case. And it didn't for me. It really felt exploitative and ineffective.
I have no clue why there are scenes of Antarctica in the picture. It is an easy metaphor for loneliness and isolation and stagnancy, but for the better part of the picture both character seem in love (or at least lust) for one another. Matt might as well have been a school teacher or boxer or salesman or anything. His profession had nothing to do with the narrative.
I give 9 Songs ★★.
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