Prime
(I was given the DVD Prime free of charge by Special Ops Media in order to review it.)
I can’t help comparing the movie Prime to the last movie I reviewed, Pride and Prejudice. Pride and Prejudice had no sexual content whatsoever and yet was the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. Prime is full of sex - sexual dialogue, sexual innuendo - and yet is one of the least romantic movies I’ve ever seen.
Prime is the story of Rafi, played by Uma Thurman, and David. Rafi is a 37-year-old woman who just went through a nasty divorce. Her therapist, played by Meryl Streep, helps her as she deals with her divorce and encourages her to get on with her life.
Rafi meets David, played by Bryan Greenberg. He’s a 23-year-old artist with a Jewish family who expect him to become something respectable, like a doctor or lawyer. They also expect him to marry a nice Jewish girl.
Rafi’s therapist tells Rafi to enjoy her new relationship, live a little, in spite of the age difference. After a few sessions, the therapist figures out that Rafi’s new “boy-toy” is her son. She then precedes to have a panic attack, which was probably the funniest scene in the movie.
As you can imagine, all heck breaks loose when everyone realizes who everyone is. Throw in the fact that Rafi is not Jewish, wants desperately to get married and have a baby, and there you have the major tension in the movie.
I have to say that I did not like this movie. The sexual dialogue between Rafi and her therapist really pushes the edges of a PG-13 rating, in my opinion. The relationship between David and Rafi is based on sex, and that’s not romantic.
I will say that the actors give good performances. Meryl Streep has always been one of my favorites, though I suspect from some of her film choices that we have very different political backgrounds. I’ve never seen Bryan Greenberg before, but he is handsome and talented, and I expect that we’ll be seeing more of him.
If you’re interested in viewing a trailer or learning more about Prime, you can find their official website here. If you’re interested in pre-ordering a copy of the DVD, you can do that here.
Prime releases on DVD and VHS on March 7, 2006.
