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Reviews Counted:115

Fresh:56

Rotten:59

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: Though Streep is dependably terrific in her role, the rest of the movie is too sitcom-ish, and the romance itself is dull.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content including dialogue, and for language

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Romance, Theatrical Release

Theatrical Release:Oct 28, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $22,728,025

Synopsis: New York City forms the backdrop for writer/director Ben Younger's (BOILER ROOM) PRIME, a gentle comedy that weaves a tale of two lovers trying to keep the flame alive as an unusual obstacle is... New York City forms the backdrop for writer/director Ben Younger's (BOILER ROOM) PRIME, a gentle comedy that weaves a tale of two lovers trying to keep the flame alive as an unusual obstacle is hurled in their path. Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman) is a newly divorced 37-year-old career woman who regularly spills her woes to her therapist, Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep). Rafi's love life takes a sudden upturn when she meets Bryan Greenberg (David Bloomberg), a penniless painter who lives on the Lower East Side with his grandparents and, at 23, is significantly younger than Rafi. Uptown girl Rafi isn't used to such differences in age and location, but the sex is great, and Bryan seems attentive enough, so she jubilantly tells Lisa in passionate detail about their blossoming relationship. The trouble is, the more Rafi tells her, the more Lisa realizes that the hot young boy-toy Rafi is busy seducing on a nightly basis is, in fact, her own son. The problems mount, with Rafi's status as a gentile not going over well with Bryan's Jewish family, and Lisa unable to decide whether to stop the therapy sessions or not. Younger delivers a heady mixture of laughs and salient points in a film that settles snugly into familiar early-21st-century territory for romantic-comedy fans. He peppers the action with product placement, warm pastel colors in spacious FRIENDS-style New York apartments, and bitter recriminations that quickly turn to passionate makeup sex on more than one occasion. The director clearly enjoys a love affair with the city, with swooping shots throughout of the late-night Manhattan skyline providing the perfect setting as his two leads act out their bittersweet union. [More]

Starring: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg, Jon Abrahams

Starring: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg, Jon Abrahams, Zak Orth

Director: Ben Younger

Director: Ben Younger
Screenwriter: Ben Younger
Producer: Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd
Studio: Universal Pictures

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"Prime" is an above average romantic comedy that still doesn't quite make the grade.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/17/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Really is nice, often charming, occasionally funny.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
N/R

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Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
01/20/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Not very funny, I didn't like it.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
11/20/06
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card
N/R

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Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
10/07/06
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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Ironically, this therapeutic romantic comedy ultimately suffers from too many unexplored issues.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/27/06
Camerin Courtney
Camerin Courtney
Christianity Today

Meryl Streep brilla en esta comedia romántica graciosa y disfrutable sobre el amor, los prejuicios, y otras costumbres muy humanas.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
09/22/06
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
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06/24/06
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06/03/06
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

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05/20/06
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
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05/13/06
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

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Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
05/13/06
Robert Hanks
Robert Hanks
Independent

You'd get/give a second date after this one. Probably.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
05/12/06
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/12/06
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

[Prime is] an enjoyable romcom, it's sharply observed and has some interesting things to say about relationships. Worth seeing.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
05/12/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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05/06/06
BBC

...mature and surprisingly thoughtful...

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03/18/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

All of "Prime" is ripe for the kind of discovery that comes with seeing it on a video store shelf after either passing it a few times or not finding what you wanted the first time.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
03/06/06
Rory L. Aronsky
Rory L. Aronsky
Film Threat
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