Strong comic premise and megastar casting oversell what is ultimately the script for a B-grade romantic drama about mismatched couples and emotional (im)maturity. Pitched as a romantic comedy with a deep vein of social embarrassment just waiting to be mined, it simply fails to deliver on the promise. Redeemed somewhat by likeable leads, Streep's occasional magic, and a bittersweet ending that refuses to indulge the romantic fantasies of its intended audience.

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The more I think of "Prime" (2005) the more I like it. Comparing to majority of recent romantic comedies, it is smart, interesting, and honest in the way it explores the relationship between an older woman and a younger man and many problems they have to encounter and to deal with.

The movie written/directed by Ben Young takes place in the NYC and features a romance between Rafi (Uma Thurman), newly divorced 37 year old and 24 year old kid named Dave. Following her rather bitter and painful divorce, Rafi sees a psychoanalyst named Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep) who turns out to be the mother of Dave and to whom Rafi unknowingly tells all details including very intimate sexual ones pertaining to her relationship with a young man. When Lisa finds out who the young boyfriend of her patient is, she goes through more than one shock - what complicates the matter even more for Lisa is the fact that Dave is Jewish while Rafi is not. Meryl Streep keeps fascinating me in every movie she graces with her appearance. She makes any movie worth watching bringing depth, class, subtleties, and genuine emotions in all her characters. Uma Thurman was a match for Streep in their scenes together, and they were joy to behold.

I loved the movie's ending - there were no questions and no obligatory explanations between the characters. It was not happy (in Hollywood sense) but realistic way to end the relationship. As time passes, life goes on, and we see two people who once had been happy together and even if they were not meant for each other, the memories of happiness would always stay with them.

Perhaps the "Prime" hit a little close to home - I am a mother of two sons in their 20s and they are always on my mind. I do worry about them and about the choices they make and will make in their lives but I hope that I am not as crazy as Lisa Metzger was. :)

3.5/5

Glossy. Pretty to look at. Gorgeous apartments, pretty people, sexy sound track. But, tries to be funny and it so isn't. Tries to be smart and it so isn't. Uma tries to act well but she doesn't. Poor Meryl. So not worthy of her talent.

Skip it.

Wow. A movie about age difference in a relationships. Wow. What an earth-shattering idea! wow. Add a punch of bored actor and clumsy acting and have one wow of a mediocre movie. I don't know what bothers me more: Hollywood's inability to make great movies, or the publics' insatiable appetite for movies that they will watch craps and don't know it.

'Prime' is better than a typical 'chick flick' offering. Even for the skeptical guy, it was an enjoyable movie to watch. Much of this reaction has to do with Uma Thurman. I've simply not seen a lot of movies with her. That relative unfamiliarity with her (for me, she's always just been one half of Letterman's famous "Oprah, Uma, Uma, Oprah" routine) led to an eye-opening revelation here: She's a really fine actress. I was really taken in by her first two scenes with Meryl Streep - sitting across from Streep as analyst, the pain in her life was abundantly evident in her face on her first visit, juxtaposed by evidence of unexpected joy in her next visit. [Probably the movie's best scene, in which Streep takes one look at the surpressed smile on Thurman's face and impishly says "Well, let's have it."]

The other highlight, of course, is Streep, who continues to be a wonder...just a completely immersed, completely different person in every role she inhabits. She's approaching national treasure status.

Excellent cast. Uma Thurman and Gleen Close are more like mother and daughter than therapist and patient. And the son/boyfriend..... WOW!!!!!

This movie sucked, yes i agree that it had it's funny parts but for the most part it sucked.

This movie is extremely boring. All characters are unsympathetic, the material is trivial, and acting is mediocre. It's probably the cinematic equivalent of watching paint dry.

This is a well written, often laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes sad romantic comedy about love and relationships.

Writer/Director Ben Younger said that his inspiration for the film was that at one stage he was going out with a woman who was having therapy, and his mother was a therapist. As his mother had remarried and did not share his surname, he asked himself what would happen if his partner accidentally went to his mum for therapy, and then he thought "that's a great idea for a movie."

However, although this is indeed one of the major story elements and the source of many of the best laughs in the film, there is quite a lot more to this film than this hugely embarassing coincidence,

Uma Thurman plays Raphael (Rafi) Gardet, a 37 year old, highly successful career woman in the fashion industry, who at the start of the film has just got divorced. By chance at a film she is introduced to David Bloomborg (played by David Greenberg), a 23 year old who wants to be an artist. The two are hugely physically attracted to each other: before they realise quite how large the age difference is David invites Rafi out on a date, and although she is very nervous of the difference in age, Rafi enjoys his company so much that they start a passionate affair.

As soon as Rafi walks into the office of her therapist Lisa Motzgor (Meryl Streep), Lisa can see that Rafi has met someone who is making her happy. Initialy Lisa is pleased for Rafi and encourages her in the relationship. It is only two or three sessions later, as Rafi starts to pour out details of the relationship, that Lisa first suspects that Rafi may be dating her own son, then confirms that this is indeed the case and realises with horror that she has been encouraging a divorcee more than half again his age to have an affair with her son. This would have been difficult enough for anyone, but to make matters worse, though she is tolerant in most ways Lisa has an extreme hostility bordering on bigotry against mixed marriages and does not want her Jewish son to marry a gentile.

This leads to a comedy of embarrassment, with Lisa's behaviour becoming increasingly preposterous as she tries with disastrous lack of success to do what is right for both her son and her client. Meanwhile Rafi is trying to cope with the fact that David is in some ways a wonderful man who can make her very happy, and in other ways much less mature than she needs in a long term partner. All the characters in the film have some difficult decisions to make and at times the film is decidedly bittersweet.

The most difficult part of this film to make must have been the ending. Ben Younger and the cast play this in a very grown-up way: some people will like the ending but it will leave others unsatisfied - I can't really say more without giving it away.

There is some really good acting in this film. The three main actors, Uma Thurman, Bryan Greenberg and Meryl Streep are all superb. Ato Essandoh delivers a brilliantly memorable cameo as the doorman of the apartment building where Rafi lives. It seems to be compulsory these days for romantic comedies to include an obnoxious sexist lothario as the hero's best friend, and this part is played with slightly more sophistication than usual by Jon Abrahams - at least, he is more sophisticated when he isn't exercising his original technique for dumping a girlfriend by means of a custard pie in her face.

Overall this is a very cleverly crafted and entertaining film. Just don't expect it to be all sweetness and light.

It seems like this should have been a great film, it was only good. Meryl,it's true can do no wrong. Uma did excellent work, as did Bryan. Some of the writing was excellent, particularly regarding the issues of age, clashing cultures, etc. Meryl played a Jewish therapist and mother; it could have been stereotypical, but in her capable hands it wasn't. But, there were sitcom elements such as a nebbishy best friend to the leading man, someone who is more involved with throwing custard pies than he is in exploring his failed relationships. The pies in the face routines were an off note in this often-thoughtful film.

I've seen this several times now (I actually lived this story -- a 30-ish woman who dated and fell in love with a 20-ish man) - the truth is very accurately portrayed here. Anyone can love (and be loved by) anyone. Love does what it does. I know that sometimes you just don't have a choice of you you love. The movie shows this relationship (just like any other relationship) having it challenges, as well as blissfully happy times. What I love about the movie is that it shows that the 30-ish woman just had a bit more wisdom, lived a bit longer, and accomplished somewhat more than her younger lover -- BUT that none of this mattered, because the younger man actually gave her love, which she returned. In the end, because of their differences, she used her wisdom and experience to do what was best for her lover. It ended a little sadly, but with love and beauty. Yes, this sounds slightly sappy. But, for those who've experienced the real thing -- I bet you can relate. Speaking for myself, my relationship ended painfully, but I don't regret it...because the love I lived in was real.

Surprisingly good comedy about Uma Thurman who is seeing a psychologist (Meryl Streep) because of a recent divorce. When she is not working, Streep has the role of the stereotypical Jewish mother who frets over her son. One day she meets a much younger man, David 23. She starts talking to Streep about David but tells him he is 27. The audience realizes that David is in fact Streep's son but Streep has no way of knowing. Thurman asks her if she should really consider pursuing David, since he is so much younger. Streep tells her to go ahead and that it might help get her out of her depression.

Things get hairier as Thurman and David become lovers and Thurman starts describing in vivid detail to Streep about their encounters. Pretty soon Streep starts to figure out that Thurman's David is the same David that is her son. This almost causes her to have a heart attack since Thurman is not Jewish and a lot older and Streep knows all the graphic play by play of what has been transpiring between the two of them.

When she finally gets her own bearings she goes to her own psychologist to seek advice. Streep explains her moral dilemma and whether she should tell Thurman about her conflict of interest and stop treating her. The psychologist suggests that it is probably a fling that David will be done with in a couple of weeks and that if Streep has been very beneficial to Thurman then the disruption would probably cause Thurman to regress, Streep then feels it is in the best interest to continue to council Thurman no matter how personally embarrassing it may be.

What follows is a lot of uncomfortable conversations between Streep and Thurman where we see Streep with all her remarkable talent, squirming at the details that Thurman is presenting. Of course the audience knows that this will not be a fling and things will continue to get more dicey for Streep as the couple's relationship seems to progress to the next level.

This is a really fun movie and it is nice to see that Streep is just as brilliant in doing comedy as her usual drama fare.

Prime (Ben Younger, 2005)

Ben Younger's first film was Boiler Room, the unjustly obscure expose of stock scams that it mostly known these days for being one stop on Vin Diesel's meteoric rise to fame. It's much more than that, though, and if you've never seen it, it deserves being revisited.

How, then, to explain Prime, Younger's second outing? Younger's wannabe romantic comedy gives us Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep), a psychoanalyst who's counseling Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman) through a messy divorce. Rafi perks up when she meets a younger man who lights her fire-- but it escapes both Rafi and Lisa that said younger man is Lisa's son David (One Tree Hill's Bryan Greenberg). Needless to say, the balancing act can't go on forever, and what's going to happen when everyone finds out about everyone else?

This had the potential to be an interesting take on the love triangle, but instead it comes off rather as a mediocre adaptation of a Woody Allen movie. The script spends a lot of time obsessed with Lisa's family's archetypal (in some cases, verging on stereotypical) Jewishness as a source of its comedy. It never really gets offensive, but it does come off as cliched now and again. And the movie does have a number of funny scenes (mostly in David's interactions with his grandmother) and some good performances (look, especially, for Blood Diamond's Ato Essandoh in a small, but wonderful, role), but the whole never really coheres into anything other than your typical comedy of errors. ** ½

finally got around to watching this film because I've always been a Huge fan of Meryl Streep's&heard about the story that has Uma Thurman&Bryan Greenburg in a story of a Relationship between a Older Woman&a Younger Man. the interesting story is that the Younger Man's Mother happens to be Uma's character's Shrink. but the Movie has so many cliches&drags in places. I didn't like how it ended&I felt it could have had more bite in the middle. after a while the film feels run of the mill&a waste of the Talent that was Assembled.

I enjoyed this film and sat through the whole thing waiting to see how it turns out, so that puts it a step beyond most pictures, the kind I walk out on. That's not to say that PRIME isn't mindnumbingly predictable, because it's filled with chunky bits from other, older, better movies. And yet, the original part is so different that it stands out in a field of romantic competition. I see the movie as the story of Morris, a 23 year old prodigy who suffers from a sexual tragedy involving not being able to get a second date from any woman he goes out with. A bizarre, Kraft-Ebing compulsion then demands that he seeks vengeance by throwing a pie in their faces. I suppose it's the spectacle of their beautiful faces just peering in anguish through a cloud of fluffy meringue that must turn Morris on, perhaps a sublimated form of the so-called "money shot" X rated movies depend on. In any case, PRIME follows Morris around on expeditions related to his pie fetish, shopping with a friend (Bryan Greenberg as "David," the painter of modern life) at a light-filled bakery and inquiring of the shopgirl if the pie was baked fresh today.

I wonder if that was to assuage the feelings of the audience, to make sure we knew that no females were hurt during the making of the film, and perhaps to indicare that Morris actually doesn't want to injury these girls permanently (writer director Ben Younger, who also made the superior BOILER ROOM years back, indicates that Morris uses only cream pies in these attacks). For a pecan pie or something like that would do quite a bit of damage. Yet the film remains a cold, clinical picture of a man out of control, with sociopathic dimensions, and as such it would make a good double bill with HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, or perhaps Michael Powell's PEEPING TOM.

The accoutrements of his crime slide by the other characters in the movie, although Uma Thurman (as fashion photographer Rafi) is justifiably upset when she finds Morrie in her closet, rendering her pet cat unconscious with a bottle of beer). Most of the time, they're just thinking, "Pie throwing, a staple of American comedies since Mack Sennett's Keystone Kops," so something in our movie going experience has hot-wired the human body to associate a pie in the face with laughter, and Younger wants to peel back those associations and reveal pie throwing as the hate crime it is.

SPOILER WARNING: At the end of the film, Morris gets his comeuppance, and the sight of his handsome, well, goofy face ringed with cream gleams with neo-expressionist horror, like the skinned face in Michele Soavi's Italian horror film LA SETTA.

"Prime" proves that a good movie is all in the execution. Not for nothing are Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts the reigning royalty of romantic comedies . . . there is a lot of craft that goes in to being so freakishly adorable.

"Prime" benefits from exquisite casting - Uma Thurman, as Rafi, is the perfect "romantic comedy" choice for a divorced 37-year old to catch the eye of a young romantic. Bryan Greenleaf, as David, gets overshadowed, but he is remarkably good as the young Jewish artist/stud who falls for Uma. And Meryl Streep, as David's mom and Rafi's therapist Lisa, proves (once again, as if it were necessary) that she is in the pantheon of Great Actresses with her subtle performance.

As with every romantic comedy, there has to be some suspension of disbelief. The hyper-attractive Thurman and Greenleaf are just too good-looking for words, and yet they are your "average couple" in this movie. There is one hilarious scene that just would be impossible in the real world - David turns down an amorous Rafi's invitation to go to bed in order to play Nintendo. But in the hands of these actors, the scene still works.

In a lesser movie, "Prime" would have been laden with too much in the way of Jewish stereotyping. Indeed, on the written page, Streep's domineering, hypocritical, hyper-Jewish Lisa would be an updated version of Butterfly McQueen. But instead, in the hands of Streep, Lisa emerges as a wonderfully flawed, loving, conflicted mother. As a result, the movie's Jewish jokes fall mostly on the side of good taste and big laughs - along the lines of the stereotyping in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Kissing Jessica Stein."

A surprisingly good movie (I was prepared to hate it), "Prime" can be just what the doctor ordered if you are tired of the "same old romantic comedy" and want to see some of the new players in the genre.

I was there once for awhile, but the young man was not of that calibre, depth or intelligence. Yet, I could readily relate with great fondness to Uma's experience with that precious young man, played so well by young actor, Bryan Greenburg. A quality person is always a gift in your life, age differences or not. He would have been a hard act for anyone to follow, and you notice they didn't show her finding someone else, just letting him go so he could fulfill his artistic dreams.

Passionate beginnings can grow into a mature stable love; just like friendships can develop into comfortable passion. True,the May-December romance rarely lasts, but there are always exceptions. Uma's character found her joy of life again; and in my similar relationship, I found with that young man a depth of empathy that I have never had since, even in my own goodhearted husband now.

In my experience, it wasn't the parent of the young man who was freaked out by our relationship; they took it in stride, and knew not to worry about it. It was friends of the parents; they were very disapproving, yet I still wonder why? We weren't exploiting each other; we had a good time together as long as it was meant to last. I appreciated his joy of life, and as I said his great empathy. That is why I love this movie. Perhaps it isn't a perfect film, but it is for anyone who has been there, a very pleasant viewing.

"Prime" scores a few points for trying something different, but its aspirations do not sustain its length. Uma Thurman is a 37-year old divorcee, and Bryan Greenberg is a 23-year old aspiring artist, and the two are involved in an older-younger romance. The ads for this film made it look like more of a comedy than it is, and they also made much more of the fact that Uma's therapist (Meryl Streep) turns out to be Bryan's mother. Those are just parts of this film, which shoots for an offbeat examination of how sometimes we love and learn and move on, and how that's an okay thing. Unfortunately, the movie kind of drags and meanders its way to this realization, some scenes seem undeveloped, and others just seem downright stolen from better movies (like "Notting Hill"). It's a valiant effort from a young director. Perhaps he'll hit closer to the mark next time out. Worth a look on cable, not really worth buying.

As "Prime" unfolded before me, I was initially swept up with the story it had to tell. The chemistry and easy charm between Uma Thurman and Bryan Greenberg impressed me, and their subsequent romance and sexual liaison seemed credible. I also enjoyed the relationship between Thurman and her therapist played by Meryl Streep--again, lots of naturalness and humor. Of course, you all know that Streep is Greenberg's mother and that will set off a series of complications.

The film is most successful when dealing with these relationships, and the sweet and thoughtful cadence is appreciated. The moments of broader humor, while sometimes funny, seem at odds with the story the film is trying to tell. I liked the performances, too. Thurman, especially, is evolving nicely as an actress. But the longer the film went on, the more cynical I became. Something in the tone just wasn't right, something started bothering me.

I found certain elements of the film unsettling when I thought about it too much. There is a slight undercurrent of prejudice that wafts through the film. I know that there is still a reality to people wanting their children to marry within their own faith--but Streep's character is a therapist. She and her husband seem happy and progressive, yet can't entertain the idea of their son even dating someone who isn't Jewish. And when he dates a black girl, he can't even tell them. It's all so old fashioned in viewpoint and not particularly kosher. And Thurman's character pretty much supports her young lover. No one ever raises the question of his being a kept man--but that's precisely what he becomes. That certainly wouldn't be unusual in the circles she travels in--but the fact that no one even mentions it seems unlikely. Her friends are too busy swooning at the romance to be the slightest bit skeptical of the motivation behind it.

This is just my "read" on the film--some of the feelings it stirred in me. I doubt that others will feel the same way necessarily. But if I wasn't left with these odd impressions, I surely would have rated this at 4 stars. You can do a lot worse than "Prime"--most of the film I enjoyed as thoughtful and sincere. KGHarris, 11/06.

It always amazes me when a Meryl Streep movie turns out to be less than fabulous. "Prime" is one of those rare instances where the film never quite comes together in spite of Streep's awesomeness.

Part of the problem is that Streep's role in this movie is only supporting. The real star is Uma Thurman, who plays 37-year-old Rafi, a recently divorced woman who finds love in the most unexpected place: with 23-year-old Daniel (Bryan Greenberg), an aspiring painter. Streep plays Lisa, Rafi's warm and compassionate therapist who also happens to be Daniel's mother.

I thought the plot of this film would revolve more around Streep's character and the angst she feels when she discovers that her patient is actually dating her son. However, the focus of this film is the relationship between Daniel and Rafi: what works and what doesn't, and why some couples are destined to be together and others just aren't. "Prime" is refreshing in that it takes an honest and adult look at relationships and acknowledges that some romances are pretty much doomed from the start...and that's not necessarily a terrible thing. However, the advertising for this film was very poorly handled because the trailers depicted the movie as a comedy featuring Streep and Thurman going at each other's throats, and it wasn't like that at all. That's what I was expecting, though, which is probably why I didn't enjoy the film as much as I thought I would.

If I didn't know better I would say this is an infomercial for all Jewish mothers who are really concerned that their sons marry nice Jewish girls, have Jewish kids....well you get the idea.

Although this film is promoted for its sophisticated storyline, Meryl Streep adds the only charisma and sophistication to the entire film. Streep definitely outshines Uma Thurman and Bryan Greenberg in this film. In fact, she is the only person carrying it. Her acting is superb as always, and she delivers her lines with impeccable timing and emotion. Thurman and Greenberg, on the other hand, appear like two awkward teenagers throughout the film. They had zero chemistry, and Greenberg's acting fed nothing to Thurman for her to work off of. Greenburg, despite his dashing, cute puppy looks, could not carry the leading man role because he seemed afraid to take the reigns. But Thurman wasn't better off anyway; it seemed like she was trying to take hold of her role throughout the entire film but she just couldn't get it right for some reason. Maybe the concept of the film was just too hard for her to work with, or maybe the script itself just gave her very little to begin with. Nonetheless, Rafi and Dave's dialog is trite, cliché, and very middle school at times. Everything they said to each other seemed expected of them and didn't add any new insights to their intellect, emotional maturity, or the maturity of the relationship. You could never really understand why the two were together besides the excitement from the age difference and the sexual exploration. Their romance unfolds in the most obvious and least charming fashion. The dates they go on seem unrealistic for a 37-year-old divorcée. (i.e. Underground rap clubs.) All of the romance that is supposed to touch you and bring you closer to the characters really just pushes you away because the scenes seemed force.

And you can't help but notice that their relationship is based on a large part on sex, which doesn't add any dimension to the characters or the story. Perhaps this is why it is so hard to swallow anything when both Rafi and Dave claim that they love each other. Because you can't help but think that they're merely infatuated with each other and this new experience and that it's not really love at all. Despite the fact that Rafi insists to her therapist/Dave's mom that she is serious about this relationship, it is hard to believe because you see nothing that Rafi and Dave have in common besides art and even that link is iffy and seems tacked on just to draw some connection between them. Younger never gives the characters real dimension or qualities that would make the audience draw towards them, so when the film ends, you don't feel the connection with the characters that is needed for the ending to be felt the way Younger wants it to be felt.

"Prime" is interesting enough to ask the right questions about age and relationships and the outcome of the decisions made. It also provides reasonable plot expectation for the audience and adds some twists here and there to surpass their expectation which concludes to a decent romantic-comedy.

I personally loved this movie. I thought it was fresh and fun and completely delightful. Uma is undeniable charming as Rafi, a 37-year old divorcee who feels her life is all but over. Her only confidant is found in her Jewish therapist Lisa (Streep), that is until she meets and falls head over heals for 23-year old David (Greenberg) who just so happens to be Lisa's son. No one in the situation is privy to what's really going on until Lisa puts all the pieces together and realizes that this man she's been advising her patient to pursue is indeed her son who she's been urging to `dump' his newfound non-Jewish girlfriend. The film is funny and smart and never delves too far into the absurd. Thanks to the chemistry between the entire cast and the hilarious if not somewhat predictable script (I say somewhat since I really truly didn't expect the ending) `Prime' rises above mediocrity and delivers an entertaining and fun ride. Meryl Streep is always atop her game and Uma can now add `Meg Ryan' status to her resume for she embodied her character and proved she can really pull off the romantic-comedy. I loved it and hope you will too.

This was funny. Highly impossible, but funny. I guess no matter the race, class, or crede, a mother will do anything to protect her son! ha. I loved the ending. It didn't end in the happily ever after cliche.

I always feel like I have to say "thank you" to the producers who give us quality films like this, knowing that various aspects of that quality will preclude commercial success. (But why the title "Prime," and why the sloppy graphics on the DVD case?)

This is a movie that shows us two wonderful women from different cultures, and how they relate to each other. Uma Thurman is magnificent. The humanity (creativity, life, humor, passion, femininity,...) seem to shine out of her in every scene. What an attractive PERSON. Admittedly, I would be entertained watching her solve a rubix cube for an hour and a half, let alone star in a fun plot. She is a joy to watch.

I laughed out loud at Meryl Streep's facial contortions as she learns more and more intimate details about her son, and as she and her husband hide in the furniture store! She's won more awards for drama, but I think she's very, very funny. I hope she does more comedy.

The young male lead didn't have half the range of expression of either woman, but perhaps he was cast because of this, as a realistic young man, with at times great maturity (dating scenes, scene in elevator), and great immaturity (most of the rest of the time).

The ending was difficult because like most "ugly americans," I want things all buttoned up at the end. I empathized with Rafi and felt sorry for her. But it was courageous to play it differently.

Debate the details, everyone, but I'll always give five stars to quality.

I was a bit excited to see this but I was dissapointed.I bet you know already the plot of this movie but I would like to point out the things that are "wrong" about this movie:
1.The lovers in the movie does'nt have the chemistry
2.Cheesy lines, specially the scene when theyre breaking up while having sex...EEEEWWWWW!
3.Uma's character was'nt developed.
4.Streep's (good performance,as usual)character does'nt really help the movie as a whole.
These days,its really hard to find a good romantic movie and this one in particular is not good.Watch at your own risk.

Sure it is full of cliches and it's generally a copycat of a million other movies, nonetheless, it is a great movie. I watched it becuase my teenage daughter recommended it and much to my shock I really liked it.

The leads Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep and Bryan Greenberg are great and interesting and the side-kick ("Morrie") is genuinely funny and enlivens the screen whenever he pops up. The music is good, the photography is great and New York presents itself very, very well and as America's #1 movie city.

Watch the deleted scenes, as often happens, a couple of the very best scenes are found in the "extras", particularly the one when Grandma and Grandpa come home from Florida.

Watch just to see her "is it real or is it "MerelStreep". I had to watch a part twice as I couldn't tell if Streep was acting or actually became a middle aged jewish mom from NY. Oh, it was funny in many places. I reserve 5 for the Big Chill and breakfast club, so the 4 means very good. If you don't like it, than you just don't get it.

This movie is great. Anyone who wants a good laugh should watch this movie. 37 year old woman meets a young guy, who she falls in love with and she happens to be a patient of his mom's. Well, you will get the story once you watch it.

I had looked forward to seeing this movie since I heard the cast and the premise. It failed to deliver however and I was actually very disappointed in it. I found it a little long winded in parts and slow going in general. There was so much room for more humour and yet it never got off the ground. Honestly, the only thing I was impressed with was Uma Thurmans younger boyfriend/Meryl Streeps son, Bryan Greenberg. He's hot.
Overall, I am sorry to say that Meryl Streeps talent was severely wasted here and I'm hoping her Devil Wears Prada movie is much much better. She and this movie were both off the boil. Don't rush to see this.

FOR ME, it was a very slow movie, i was hoping to find it more interesting later.. but i stayed and stayed watching it for what? for that bad ending? damn .. at least i thought it would have a happy ending. Wasn't funny for me at all.. and thats it :D

Finally a date movie that I wasn't rolling my eyes the whole way through! I loved it! The ending was perfect. I don't understand why it got such bad reviews....

Now, I don't pretend to be some sort of know-it-all when it comes to screenwriting, and this screenplay certainly shows that my preference for logic, coherence and intelligent dialogue is NOT what Hollywood is looking for when it comes to lighthearted romantic romps.

Meryl Streep will have you screaming and howling beyond recognition when you see her turn as an analyst, whose been unwittingly thrown into a Laverne & Shirley episode. You'll be begging for Cindy Williams by the third act to come in and douse this spirited farce of a movie.

And just when you think you;ve seen it all, a surpise ending that you will only have seen coming if you have normal to below-average eyesight.

This is a great movie. Clearly demonstrates age differences do not matter compared to being compatible and in love, and neither do religious backgrounds, despite meddling mothers and relatives :-)Uma Thuman and Bryan Greenberg make a perfect couple here. Thurman, as always, is gorgeous and in fine acting form. Bryan Greenberg, simply put, is breathtakingly gorgeous. He is an actor of great depth and great masculine beauty. Talk about a gorgeous and talented leading man! Meryl Streep is, as always, fantastic, and her role as Thurman's therapist and Greenberg's mother is wonderful. This is one of the most romantic and enjoyable films I have seen in ages. It combines two greatly talented and sexy leads, a great supporting cast, romance, and comedy. It also solves the age old urban myth of dating the same age/religion/race and why that shouldn't matter if two people clearly make each other happy and are in love. I really loved this movie.

I rented this expecting only a light comedy with the expected jokes seen in the trailers. The movie surprised me. It was not just fluff (what I was expecting). There are many reviews here that outline the basic plot, so I'll skip that. I found I could relate to much of the movie. I was divorced and single in NYC in my 30's, I'm Jewish and was in therapy, much of what I saw rang true to my experiences.

The only false note for me was the fabulousness of everyone's apartments (except the grandparents). The characters would have to be fabulously rich to have that much space....but such is artistic liscense in the movies. After all the 800 sq foot one bedroom apartment just isn't attractive on screen.

I'm happy to say, the ending took me by surprise and it's what really made me love the movie.

Following up the "Kill Bill" movies, Uma Thurman takes a completely different direction for the romantic comedy "Prime". While this movie is destined to be labeled as a romantic comedy, it's not a romantic comedy in the traditional sense of that word. It doesn't have the cheesy music and the bad dialogue...Well, it does kinda. The movie has it's romantic comedy stereotypes and all, but at the end it takes a different direction. The end of the film is kind of depressing and perfect...The movie itself, however, is far from perfect. It's flawed, but entertaining and at times very funny. Thurman plays Rafi, a recently divorced 37-year old woman, who's trying to return her to life to normal while seeing a therapist (Meryl Streep, far from Oscar territory). Then there's David (Bryan Greenberg), a 23 year old aspiring painter who lives with his grandparents and spends his days with a friend who throws pies in the faces of woman who don't have sex with him. The "pie" scene was one of the funniest scenes I've seen in a romantic comedy lately. Anyway, David and Rafi meet and despite their age begin to fall in love. Problem is, David's mother happens to be Rafi's therapist. The movie does a nice job of building up to the audience discovering this, although the audience probably already knows at this point. Unlike movies, such as
Rumor Has It, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, and others (although I did like all three of those movies) this movie does not share that mood and that cute quality. It's a much more moodier, sadder romantic comedy. It belongs up there in the category of "Shopgirl" (although, for the record, that was a much better film). Anyway, just because it's different doesn't mean its better than the forementioned films but that doesn't mean you shouldn't watch it either. Thurman and Greenberg have a good charisma on screen together and Streep shows some of her comedic talents. Thurman and Streep are both a long way from their other film roles, but they still pull it off.

GRADE: B+