Rotten
There's something numbingly predictable about Wang's whole approach.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
The Center of the World
2001 · 1h 28m · UNRATED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Wayne Wang
Overview
A couple checks into a suite in Las Vegas. In flashbacks we see that he's a computer whiz on the verge of becoming a dot.com millionaire, she's a lap dancer at a club. He's depressed, withdrawing from work, missing meetings with investors. He wants a connection, so he offers her $10,000 to spend three nights with him in Vegas, and she accepts with conditions. Is mutual attraction stirring?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
34%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Enough to send you running from the theater, yawning.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Wang is working on your mind, not your body.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Way off-center in any world.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
The characters aren't very interesting, caught in a cycle of sex and rejection that while explicit, gets a little tiring.
John Zebrowski, Seattle Times
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