The Center of the World
Artisan Entertainment | Release Date: April 18, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
13
Negative:
5
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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If you understand who the characters are and what they're supposed to represent, the performances are right on the money. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Like "Tango," Wang's film also seeks to uncover whether sex without emotion is really possible, or worth the effort.
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Wang is working on your mind, not your body. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It's also about pain, which both tempers and complicates the eroticism. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
A fairly sexy, serious-minded drama hobbled by its lack of real conceptual ambition. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Provoke us into examining whether the onus is on the man for turning it into a commercial proposition or the woman for agreeing to his offer.
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