a tender private little film

Yes the sex scenes were "all over the place" in this film but there was a sense of tenderness and honesty in them. And there were also those wonderful rock'n'roll concerts and Antarctica scene (something about a nightmare to people who are claustrophobic or its polar opposite agoraphobic which I think also symbolic of those indoor concerts and their domestic life). Snippets from the movie touched me to some extent, I guess, as if I've got the know them so much within merely some sixty-seven minutes.

All in all, the story progressed smoothly and people would either be drawn to its atmosphere/vibe and the male lead's take on their relationship or turned off and confused by those ubiquitous sex activity and a seemingly simplistic plot.

Not sure if the movie would be better with or without the real sex scenes though. Without them we couldn't see the gentleness from the British boyfriend during their most private activities but just some other sex act in a movie. Interestingly, we saw the reversal of gender norm/dynamics in porn here in that the woman demanded the way she'd like and the man followed her demand.In fact, I think the boyfriend had done everything a woman can ask from a man, like he cooked for her twice and yet she none, and when she was so deeply down he remained patient with her instead of walking away. The only time he walked away was when the woman getting a strip dance, obviously aroused by the dancer in the club.

Can't believe some posters would rather talk about some mechanical technicalities or outliers than the way the man and woman interacted and how they departed.