For better or worse the movie is simply simple -- the project's quality and significance depend upon one's perspective: Is this a daring and impressive homespun yarn or just a very middling stab at soft-core?
Wang's film doesn't really have anything more to say about power, manipulation and the wild unpredictability of sexual energy than "Last Tango" did 30 years ago.
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Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
All Center of the World has is the double entendre of its title, some unremarkable dramatic and sex scenes, and some embarrassing moments for its very game co-stars.
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New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
It certainly has its moments (erotic and otherwise), but there just aren't enough of them.
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L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly
We should be thankful for the courage of Wang and his cast in standing against a culture that nervously treats sex as either a prurient joke or a puritan crime.
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Film.comRobert Horton
Film.comRobert Horton
In this case, I have to say, the sense of boredom.
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New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
The dance he (Wang) ended up with is on the wrong lap.