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The Center of the World Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    44

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 20

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    All this sadness becomes so depressing to watch, testing the limits of the patience of even a viewer prepared to take Wang's underlying concerns seriously.

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  • 20

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    In a culture apparently defined by lap dancing, ersatz architectural sublimity and the virtual contact of cyberspace, how do we know what is real? The Center of the World, for example, is as phony as can be.

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  • 58

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    Too arty by half.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Dennis Harvey

    A fairly sexy, serious-minded drama hobbled by its lack of real conceptual ambition.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    If you understand who the characters are and what they're supposed to represent, the performances are right on the money.

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