The Center of the World

2001
5.8| 1h28m| en| More Info
Released: 19 April 2001 Released
Producted By: Redeemable Features
Country: United States of America
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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?

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eNick Movie I've ever seen. Really nothing more to say about it because there is simply nothing meaningful there to discuss. Terrible.
Claudio Carvalho Richard Longman (Peter Sarsgaard) is a successful lonely nerd making lots of money in computer business. He meets Florence (Molly Parker, incredibly beautiful and sexy – I watched many movies where she performed secondary roles and I never noticed how gorgeous she is!), a stripper in profession who plays drums as a hobby. Richard invites her to spend three days in Las Vegas with him and paying her for the `job' ten thousand US dollars. She accepts the proposal and establishes certain rules for the sex games, including no mouth kisses or penetration. During these three days, Richard falls in love with her. I found this movie great: the two characters are very well explained and the viewer can understand the situation: a lonely guy like Richard certainly would fall with Florence after a close contact like they have. And Florence admits that once a whore, whore for the whole life. She was with him just for money and even her doubts regarding her feelings about him were superseded in the end by the reason. Fortunately Wayne Wang did not use the alternative ends showed on DVD, where Florence returns to Richard the money he spent with her and her girlfriend Jerry . In certain part of the plot, Florence puts in question her feelings with Richard, but in the end he is just a regular customer. I believe Wayne Wang used the storyline of `Pretty Woman' for developing the screenplay of this adult version of the story. My vote is eight.
estaismuybuenas Films that cause a stir like this are rare. Some reviews rave about it, others say better to spend your money on knitting needles.The critics have a point. It is hard work, on many levels. Pre-digested sweet and tasty Saturday night stuff this is not.But the reason it has so many riled is probably because it cuts a little too close to the bone. For a generation raised on celebrity marriages and fairytale lifestyles this is uncomfortably realistic.Whether single, married, divorced or living a hermit life in Fiji, these are strange days. Does Mr. Wang have a point? Has he touched on something here? Watch it and make up your own mind.
malaquias It might not be a good movie for you to see in a movie theater, but it is actually quite a good R-Rated movie for watching at home during late hours. Too bad it doesn't end the way one comes to expect, but maybe it is closer to real life this way.