The Center of the World

I enjoyed it immensly. It reminded me of my life in that time of 1998-00. Just the internet boom with money flowing and carefree spending and fun trips from San Francisco to Las vegas. Cool movie brings back memories. Watch it... Full review

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I passed on this film while in the theaters due to bad reviews and a highly misleading ad campaign. I disagree with both. This is an accomplished psychological piece a-la-Bergman that never betrays its characters by providing an easy way out.... Full review

An extremely articulate and well-observed film from Wayne Wang, about what it means to have power - financial power, sexual power - and how shallow this power truly is, especially when it's detached from anything resembling true involvement, genuine passion. Both... Full review

Although more infamous for its sex scenes than its acting and direction, Wayne Wang does marvels with a digital camera and his actors in a very good independent film. This is an adult film, so some of the descriptions in this... Full review

A digital camera does not a movie make but Wayne Wang didn't rely on avant-garde technique alone when he decided to revisit the basic boy-meets-girl story. He simplifies the problem by choosing two people with very little in common and then... Full review

that's precisely where the movie's problems start.....No blame should be attached to the actors..... ... Full Review

The natural rhythms of movement and speech make this feel like improv, while Wang uses quietly clever direction to give insight into thoughts and feelings. The performances are startlingly raw and emotional, and yet they're not entirely convincing. ... Full Review

With The Center of the World, Wang fulfills that ambition, creating an often unsettlingly frank chamber drama that will stir talk, even in this age when porn awaits at the click of a mouse. THE CENTER OF THE WORLD Rated:NR For movie details, please click here . ... Full Review

The Center of the World , unfortunately, loses focus as it progresses. More disappointing, the film tries, but fails, to get close to Florence, whose actions and motivations grow confusing toward the end. ... Full Review

In any case, The Center of the World is a brave and sexy film not easily forgotten or dismissed. The four of them give the story a perfect balance, distributing weight equally between male and female. ... Full Review

Inspired by the strip joints of Silicon Valley and the cold, emotionless transactions that occur within their walls Wayne Wang's latest is more about money, power and mindgames than sex. ... Full Article

She's a fresh-faced girl-next-door type of stripper who sidelines as a drummer in a band.He's a fresh-faced boy-next-door type of computer whiz who lacks social skills. ... Full Article

Director Wayne Wang has shot features on the cheap before (1995's improvised Blue in the Face piggybacked on the production of Smoke , utilizing many of the same actors and locations), but with The Center of the World he takes... ... Full Article

Canadian actress Molly Parker is making a name for herself starring in risky projects, in films dealing with necrophilia, prostitution and erotic dancing. Her latest film, Wayne Wang's controversial Center of the World, goes even further. ... Full Article

Millionare Richard Longman is a San Francisco computer wizard in his early twenties whose immersion in the world of computers has left him unaccustomed to the world outside his door. ... Full Article

Directed by Wayne Wang, starring Molly Parker, Peter Sarsgaard and Carla Gugino. Richard Longman (Sarsgaard) is a socially inept computer engineer whose only interaction with the opposite sex is through his laptop. ... Full Article