- Film Review
- Reviewed By Stella Papamichael
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3 out of 5
Uma Thurman stars as a 37-year-old divorcee who falls for fresh-faced newcomer Bryan Greenberg. However, the real chemistry here is between Thurman and Meryl Streep, her therapist, who is also Greenberg's mother ... While the lovebirds are unaware of this unholy triangle, Streep is pulled in all directions as she tries to reconcile her responsibility to her client with her desire for her son to marry a nice Jewish girl. This set-up could have ended as an irritating collection of skits, but instead writer/director Ben Younger aims to uncover deeper truths about relationships and serves up his conclusions with a wickedly deadpan humour. Unfortunately, Thurman and Greenberg aren't entirely convincing as a couple, so whenever Streep is offscreen, the story tends to drag. Yet, even with its imperfections, Prime is an entertaining piece of slightly heightened reality.
Plot Summary
Romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman and Bryan Greenberg. After a bitter divorce, 37-year-old fashion photographer Rafi Gardet starts dating 23-year-old Jewish painter David Bloomberg, and concerns over the age gap lead her to confide in her psychoanalyst, Lisa Metzger. But unknown to Gardet, Bloomberg is Metzger's only son, and revelations about the relationship test her professional detachment and her plan to see her boy marrying a nice Jewish girl.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Lisa Metzger
- Meryl Streep
- Rafi Gardet
- Uma Thurman
- David Bloomberg
- Bryan Greenberg
- Morris
- Jon Abrahams
- Randall
- Zak Orth
- Katherine
- Annie Parisse
Crew
- Director
- Ben Younger
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