Review of Prime (2005) by Meag M — 08 Aug 2009

"His penis is so beautiful I just want to knit it a hat.".

Director: Ben Younger.

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

Running time: 101 minutes.

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First of all, this is a romantic comedy and this is a good film to choose on a Saturday night with a pizza and a beer. I admit that this film is extremely underrated which does actually surprise me because it stars two very well-known actresses: possibly the greatest actress ever Meryl Streep and Kill Bill's Uma Thurman. It was a film that I actually really enjoyed all the way through but personally I think the ending ruined it because I got confused and, quite frankly, it didn't really make sense. If it didn't have a bad ending, I would have rated Prime 4-stars but because it was bad, I have to give it 3.5-stars now. What this film did have was a lot of humorous sexual jokes which made me laugh and it did have a story that became very personal which is what I like a lot in romantic comedies.

Uma Thurman's performance as Rafi was absolutely brilliant! She has been in some romantic comedies over the years and has delivered bad performances but she was absolutely terrific in Prime because she made her character so powerful and so serious. Uma is one of those actresses who play characters with such power in almost every single genre. Meryl Streep's performance as Lisa Metzger was awesome too which is absolutely typical because she is always awesome! After seeing her in this film, I cannot believe she is in her 60s. She looks about late 40s in this film. Her character was a bit messed up because she was controlling her son's life by wanting him to get a Jewish girlfriend. She is a nice woman but you need to crack her outer shell first so to speak so you can see what kind of person she really is. Her acting was awesome regarding when she was in scenes with Uma Thurman when they're having their private sessions together. Bryan Greenberg was absolutely brilliant as well as Dave. I really felt sorry for him because he wants to actually have a life like a normal 23-year-old does. When Dave got himself into awkward situations, he is so easy to laugh at.

This film was brilliantly directed! The director creates, in my mind, one of the rare romantic comedies that could end in tears for some people. That is the main reason why it is a very emotional story. I think it is more of a dramedy (comedy-drama) than a romantic comedy because I find it to have more drama in it than romance. The script was good regarding the sexual jokes but as far as the drama is concerned, it sort of failed at it which disappointed me slightly with it.

Prime is a film that can make lots of people laugh and cry but can make people cringe as well. Prime is one of the most underrated films ever. Overall, Prime is a good film that was ruined at the end which makes it average.