The Center of the World
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Movie Reviews of The Center of the World
Movie Review: Dysfunctional Relationship At Its Best
Summary: 4 Stars
A millionaire pays a stripper to spend a weekend with him in Vegas and they eventually (well, sort of) fall in love? If you are thinking "Pretty Woman", you couldn't be more off. "The Center of the World" is more reminiscent of "Leaving Las Vegas" with a hint of "Exotica", "Last Tango in Paris" and even some "In the Mood for Love". This movie starts off slowly and frequent flashback scenes are more than a little annoying at first, but it gets more and more interesting (and disturbing) as the story progresses. The cast is superb and the director Wayne Wang does his best Wong Kar-Wai imitation (and falls short, but hey, there is only one Wong Kar-Wai). The soundtrack is also excellent.For those of you who are concerned about the film's "unrated" status: yes, it contains a lot of sexually explicit scenes, but it's nothing you haven't seen before, and it's all done quite tastefully.
Movie Review: The Center of the World
Summary: 4 Stars
A very unusual, well acted, sexually explicit film that defies audience expectation at nearly every turn. A genius programmer whose company (he owns 16%) is about to go public and make him rich decides to take a stripper to Las Vegas as a pre-celebration. But she is not merely a stripper (who is?) and the question becomes at what level (business/sexual- human/emotional) are they going to connect. This process of discovery is fascinating to watch. The end leaves the question a little too open so I was grateful for the two alternative endings on the DVD.
I had to watch this film twice before I knew what I thought of it. I think it's worth watching again.
Movie Review: the last tango in silicone valley
Summary: 4 Stars
basically a soft core porno movie with an interesting story...computer geek meets a stripper in a club...and becomes taken with her, so taken that he pays her 10,000 dollars to spend a weekend with him in vegas...without giving away the film, it was interesting to see how the protagonist's obsession with the model affected him througout the film,which it does deeply. the stripper is all business at first, but then she has some issues of her own that she has to work out...i especially love the actress that played the stripper..she has a very natural look, not artifical like some dancers are.Movie Review: What a wonderful WORLD...
Summary: 4 Stars
Though not as wild as it's teaser trailer, Center of the World proves to be one of the most highly erotic, poignant, interesting character studies that I've seen in a long time. The acting is very well done, especially because of the challenge Skasgaard and Parker took on, portraying REAL LIFE people, as opposed to storybook cut outs. This gritty flick, which isn't so much about computer nerds as it's made out to be, is just another example of why indie flicks are more often than not, better than mainsream cinema.Movie Review: intense sexy drama with leads in great performances
Summary: 4 Stars
Peter Sarsgaard(The Salton Sea, Empire) is in love with Molly Parker(Bliss1997, Sunshine) who is a hooker& a stripper and so Sarsgaard brings Parker to Vegas for 3 days where then things start to unfold. Sarsgaard's passion for Parker breaks down a wall and she might like him too. Great performances by the leads with some intense, sexual moments, some of which Parker shows some skin, nice..adult drama about obsession. Also starring Balthazar Getty (Project Greenlight's Feast, Lost Highway) and Alisha Klass.