Prime (2005)

Director:

Ben Younger

Writer (WGA):

Ben Younger (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A therapeutic new comedy.

Plot:

A career driven professional from Manhattan (Thurman) who is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst (Streep).

Plot Keywords:

Taxi | Depressing | Elevator | Impossible Love | Basketball

Cast

Uma Thurman	...	Rafi Gardet
Meryl Streep	...	Lisa Metzger
Bryan Greenberg	...	David Bloomberg
Jon Abrahams	...	Morris
Adriana Biasi	...	Bay Ridge Blonde
David Younger	...	Brother #1
Palmer Brown	...	Brother #2
Zak Orth	...	Randall
Annie Parisse	...	Katherine
Aubrey Dollar	...	Michelle
Jerry Adler	...	Sam
Doris Belack	...	Blanche
Ato Essandoh	...	Damien
David Anzuelo	...	Bodega Counterman
Naomi Aborn	...	Dinah Bloomberg

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual content including dialogue, and for language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Hungary:16 | Sweden:Btl | Ireland:15A | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:13 | Germany:o.Al. | France:U | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) | Philippines:R-13 | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (Quebec) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | USA:R (original rating) | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:12 | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Prime Film Productions LLC

Trivia:

Rafi is 37 years old; Dave is 23. This may be a joke on the movie's title, as 37 and 23 are both prime numbers (i.e., numbers that are divisible only by themselves and by 1).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Giorgio Armani's name in the special thanks in the end credits is spelt Georgio.

Quotes:

David Bloomberg: [speaking to the doorman of Rafi's building who is very serious] Can I handshake? High five? Thumbs up? Smile? No? Ah, we'll get there.

Movie Connections:

References Beaches (1988)

Soundtrack:

ISN'T THIS A LOVELY DAY

NOT a romantic comedy, and a good film

This is a situational movie. People get into and out of interesting situations and you might be amused by it, feel romantic or feel bad, but this does not define the romantic comedy genre as I see it. You don't watch this movie to feel good about the romantic endeavors that litter your brain but are almost never real, nor do you watch it to laugh at what is going on.

I especially liked the fact that Uma Thruman didn't play the role of the stupid blonde that she got in some of her latest movies and also that the movie tried to capture reality more than fantastic situations that no one can relate to and that always end in happy ending.

Mix Jewishness, visits to the psychologist, divorcées in the fashion business having gay friends and dating younger guys and you get ... New York. :) Well, this is a good movie. A lot of the clichés one would expect in a New Yorkish movie are broken or not existent and the ones that are left are well blended into the plot.

There isn't much to say about the plot that wouldn't spoil it, so I will not say anything. Uma Thurman plays well, Merryl Streep is always a good actress, but in this movie manages not the be annoying as well, which I think is a step up for her. My wife asked me to keep it, so I guess if I enjoyed it and also did she, then it's a winner all around.