The Center of the World Reviews

 (2001)

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Defined the late 90's in S.F. and Las Vegas.
Dec 17, 2004
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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... Read more
Boring...
Sep 14, 2004
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That... Read more
Much better than it seems
Sep 30, 2002
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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.... Read more
. . .is it money? is it sex?
Jul 12, 2002
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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... Read more
Center Staged
Jun 17, 2002
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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... Read more
Love in the Time of Dotcoms
May 07, 2001
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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... Read more