One might think that the plot to a film like this would be focused mostly around the sex. Granted, there are some extremely sexual scenes, but much of it is eluded to by the camera angles and the breathing sounds, but not shown directly. Don't get me wrong, there are some very graphic scenes, too that could be considered pornographic. A deeper look will show you that Center of the World is not so much about the sex itself, as it is about how hard it is for people to connect and allow someone else to be in control of the moment at hand. It is about people who maintain distance from humanity intentionally, often with reasons never disclosed.
Money can buy virtually everything nowadays, including love to a certain extent.
In this story, we see two people who both have been hurt by relationships before, both who are in lines of work that keep them in control and out of the social danger of mingling with the opposite sex for very long. He is surrounded by his male business partners, she surrounded by her female stripper cohorts. Both seem capable of love, but the grounds on which their deal is based hold a firm grip on any potential growth between them. Then again, a lot can happen in one weekend. The acting in this film is just sensational.