Rafi (Uma Thurman) is a 37-year-old recently divorced New York woman who suddenly finds herself in an affair with a much younger painter (Bryan Greenberg). Her therapist (Meryl Streep) offers her full support for the May-December relationship until she finds out that Rafi's new love interest is actually her own son.
During the first two acts, Prime is actually a pretty entertaining film. The third act stumbles a bit but the ending is quite good. The reason why Prime works so well is because of Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep. The movie's best scenes are the therapy sessions between these two. They're very entertaining to watch together. Uma Thurman is kind of an underrated actress. She has never won an Oscar even though she's very talented. She gives a very good performance here, which is not very surprising. Meryl Streep gives a very funny performance as her therapist. It's too bad that she isn't in the third act as much. Bryan Greenberg was a big miscast and he gives a bad performance. He has no chemistry with Uma and was just very bland.
I'll admit that the film is a little dull since the romance is weak. If someone else had played the role of David then the film would have been better. Also the character David is pretty unlikable so it was hard to root for this relationship to work. The reason why the third act isn't as good is because Meryl Streep is nearly absent and the film focuses on just the relationship between Rafi and David. Since their chemistry is weak, the third act is also pretty weak. The ending is actually pretty good and it doesn't follow the regular formula of romantic comedies. It would have been better if there was more Streep and less Greenberg but Ben Younger had other things in mind. He does an okay job but the romance isn't as good as the relationship between Rafi and Lisa. In the end, Prime is a decent romantic comedy that's worth checking out. Rating 7/10.
During the first two acts, Prime is actually a pretty entertaining film. The third act stumbles a bit but the ending is quite good. The reason why Prime works so well is because of Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep. The movie's best scenes are the therapy sessions between these two. They're very entertaining to watch together. Uma Thurman is kind of an underrated actress. She has never won an Oscar even though she's very talented. She gives a very good performance here, which is not very surprising. Meryl Streep gives a very funny performance as her therapist. It's too bad that she isn't in the third act as much. Bryan Greenberg was a big miscast and he gives a bad performance. He has no chemistry with Uma and was just very bland.
I'll admit that the film is a little dull since the romance is weak. If someone else had played the role of David then the film would have been better. Also the character David is pretty unlikable so it was hard to root for this relationship to work. The reason why the third act isn't as good is because Meryl Streep is nearly absent and the film focuses on just the relationship between Rafi and David. Since their chemistry is weak, the third act is also pretty weak. The ending is actually pretty good and it doesn't follow the regular formula of romantic comedies. It would have been better if there was more Streep and less Greenberg but Ben Younger had other things in mind. He does an okay job but the romance isn't as good as the relationship between Rafi and Lisa. In the end, Prime is a decent romantic comedy that's worth checking out. Rating 7/10.