BILLED as the most sexually explicit film to have been given an 18 certificate by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), Nine Songs was always going to attract controversy.

Sadly, because of the hype, people might actually waste 66 minutes of their life watching this junk which, despite graphic scenes of real sex, is about as sexy as bad breath.

Matt (Kieran O'Brien) meets Lisa (Margo Stilley), an American student in London, at a Black Rebel Motorcycle gig at Brixton Academy. Without any explanation of how or why the pair hit it off, they are soon back at Matt's dingy flat indulging in a lot of 'how's your father'.

They snort some drugs, get up to some more hanky panky and then head out to another gig. And this is the formula for the film - live gig footage followed by uninhibited sex - like a pornographic version of Groundhog Day, without the laughs.

There's no plot, no script and the chemistry, sexual or otherwise, between Matt and Lisa is tepid. Never have I seen a film with so much sex, yet with so little eroticism. The only selling point would be the footage of some of the country's best live bands, but you'd be better spending your money on gig tickets rather than this ludicrous rubbish.

EB