The Center of the World
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Movie Reviews of The Center of the World
Movie Review: Center Of The World
Summary: 4 Stars
The Center Of The World is a fantastic, intriguing film about desire at its rawest. Peter Sarsgaard is WONDERFUL. He is the main character and why he is not listed in the credits on Amazon is plain ignorance. Getty is in it for about three minutes. Please rent this movie with a girl and a bottle of wine. Or by yourself and a bottle of, well... Just watch it.Movie Review: Gritty, funny and absorbing
Summary: 4 Stars
Wayne Wang and Paul Auster have partnered before on stories that make their way into edgy movies (Smoke), but Center of the World introduces a gritty kind of humor and mindplay that makes for an absorbing 90 minutes. It's also a skin flick, but it's a interesting skin flick.Movie Review: movie
Summary: 4 Stars
It was a very unusual movie. I was a bit confused about their relationship, but I was entertained enough to watch the whole thing.Movie Review: Different
Summary: 4 Stars
Not what I was expecting but it was mostly enjoyable.But it was at times a little sad.Movie Review: It's 10:00 p.m.: Do you know where your lap dance is?
Summary: 3 Stars
Las Vegas. A computer nerd with too much money--a thin, freckled redhead with too little money. A gaudy hotel suite, complete with erotic paintings; a set of two double-doors, separating (permanently) our two protagonists.
And behold the movie THE CENTER OF THE WORLD. That's pretty much it.
Okay, there is a little more than the above, but not much. When computer wonder-boy Richard Longman (Peter Sarsgaard) finds himself infatuated with a stripper and rock drummer-wannabe Florence (Molly Parker), he offers the lady ten grand to spend three pleasurable nights in Las Vegas with him. Never mind the fact he could have used the money for a decent set of clothes and a shampoo, but I digress. Florence accepts the offer, but there are conditions. Primarily, ala the film "Pretty Woman," the conditions have to do with avoiding liking one another, so at once the viewer knows immediately what's going to happen.
So, in essence, we are treated to a film where two characters prance and frolic in wanton self-denial, until, at last, one of them finally succumbs to his/her (no giving away the storyline for me, by golly) emotions. The confrontation/climax is both bittersweet and unbelievable--especially once the rejector treats the rejectee to a most puzzling episode of self-pleasure, before the lowered eyes of said rejectee.
Where the heck did that come from?
But, again, I digress. THE CENTER OF THE WORLD is a handsome film, and very easy on the eyes. Both main characters could stand a square meal, by the way, but again, that's just me. Eat hearty, folks. The ending is contrived, nothing is actually resolved, and now I'm pulling the cushions off my sofa looking for loose change. Gotta save up my money: Ten thousand buckaroos is going to be dang hard to come by.
--D. Mikels