CommentsXp Best movie ever!

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

SnoopyStyle Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman) is a tired divorced 37-year-old Manhattan career woman. She begins a romance with 24-year-old painter David Bloomberg (Bryan Greenberg). Her therapist Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep) approves of her new happiness with a younger man. Only Lisa doesn't know that it's her son David. She isn't as approving of a non-Jewish girlfriend for David. Eventually she makes the connection. It's a minefield of questionable professional ethics and moral ambiguity.It's a slow romantic indie start and then it introduces a fascinating premise. It's got the Streep monster and Uma Thurman is also a great actress. Greenberg is light weight by comparison. The movie tries to be a New York quirky comedy but Greenberg doesn't have the charisma or the comic chops. He's not much more than a simple boy toy. Uma isn't funny either although Streep is brilliant as always. The couple needs sharper dialog for stronger chemistry. I want this to be good for Streep's sake but I was bored.

sandover Broken, confused divorcée Uma Thurman consults Meril Streep who is a therapist, then embarks in a relationship with -surprise!- her son. There is food for comedy and sparkling performances. The results are equivocal - equivocal not in a persuasive way, despite the seemingly adult ending.The premise and the promise are two immovable mountains, to put it in a quirky way. I mention this because the film is garnered with shots of nature, city, nightlife vistas, as if for the transitive moments, for the sheer pleasure of it, where romantically we gather, our feelings, remembrances, that romantic thrust embedded in that curious, promising sense of the here and now, especially when one is in love or broken-hearted. But these shots come off unfortunately decorative, or with an experimental feeling the film does not guarantee.I look at the transitions, form one mood to the other, that look like commenting on life's and other films' endearment (screwball touches, an almost mute catalyst, the generically employed characters etc). But a somewhat noxious charm occurs, unaided by some unfortunate lines, and some easy (or uneasy) fire-escapes through the fag-hag ladder (weekend at the gay friend's mansion). The transition seems forced, so that at the end the surprising -quasi-recognition, quasi-accepting, quasi-heartfelt- look in Uma Thurman's eyes seems enclosed in a condescending distance, coming mostly from the film's previous endeavors to charm so many comical and lighthearted of the well-you-know kind moods (along with blurring feminist and gay agendas just to abandon both at the end for the sake of an abstract experience-gain), that we have not a song of experience, but an absent-minded charm of sketches, at most, while someone absent-mindedly telephones. Or just stands by the phone, waiting.Add to that the performances: Streep is offensively not making a real effort, making the investment in the triangulation of such a relationship shallow. Thurman is good, though strenuously asking her neurotic, growing-up questions (or her adult standing-back at the end), and Greenberg is convincing, save for wondering what he has to do with his wandering nakedness, where he fails to transform this card-board shibboleth into a meaningful object.

Stampsfightclub Rafi (Thurman) meets David (Greenberg) on a night out and the two instantly become attracted to one another. The age gap however concerns Rafi's therapist (Streep) Uma Thurman's Oscar nominated performance in Pulp Fiction a good 15 years ago was one of the brightest sparks in Quentin Tarantino's faultless crime picture. Her charm and vigour matched by Travolta was a glorious addition to the intertwining tale in the crime world. 5 years ago Thurman once more shined in Kill Bill that saw her secure a demanding physical role as The Bride. So with these strong appreciate dramatic roles that receive accolades from all around the world, it's a wonder why the actress is often appearing in predictable unfunny romantic comedies. My Super ex girlfriend and The Accidental Husband are embarrassing films but to cast an Oscar nominee? And when this came on TV, I had the same expectations given the plot synopsis. Guy likes girls but there are problems in their relationship and etcetera. The first segment of this film sets out the stall for a straight forward relationship "crisis with love". Thurman's Rafi is recently divorced and struggling and surprise someone who is also single comes along and immediately the two are practically in love. From the awkward look away to the getting up courage phone call, this getting together is inevitable as next Christmas.However, and this is big, this Younger picture is surprising in that unlike the intolerable My Super Ex girlfriend and Be Cool, this is quite frequently likable. Younger plays with the characters and allows them to move at their own pace. The scenes are often short with minimal dialogue and good close up shots, which makes this very simple to continue watching. After the horrible opening this strategy pays off as where it doesn't offer much originality, the simplicity and harmlessness keeps you moderately intrigued.One of the big concepts in this genre is to convey a realistic issue. For example When Harry met Sally looks at the fabrications of friendship in relationships whilst Brief Encounter looks at the insecurity of affairs and true happiness. The ideology encoded here is the big age difference between Rafi and David. In modern times, such a big age difference is frowned upon but has become less and less surprising when looking at celebrity marriages such as Catherine Zeta Jones'. The basis for this wrongness is the opinion of David's mother, and "coincidentally" Rafi's shrink, who has a politically correct background and disapproves. This concept of age difference however has been tackled in American Beauty and The Reader among others and the awkwardness of Streep's situation does not add as much comedy as the script entails.Prime is certainly not a bad film, but nor is it anything original with a predictable climax and repetitive sequences copying other romances. Thurman offers a spark, but there are no vintage scene stealers like in the good old days.

brent-leslie I normally don't enjoy "rom coms" all that much so are finding myself loving this one (from a 30 yo male!), but would consider this a drama - not a comedy.I can't really understand some of the negative reviewers comments for this. Most of them state that "it's not really believable that these problems exist in todays world" (referring to problems of age/religious differences of two people in a relationship) or that they concentrate on small details without seeing the message the film delivers. However it is believable that a virus breaks out and turns everyone in the world to zombies leaving a few survivors to hack and slash their way to salvation without looking at the small details of how this could be stopped. I think this speaks volumes about some reviewers tastes.This film sets up a premise just as others do. That's what films do, they set up a premise and then play out what the writers believe what would happen subsequently, through the eyes of a director. And this movie does this with exceptional writing, direction and editing with a superb bunch of actors. Uma Thurman comes into her own on this one and her interaction with Merryl Streep is palpable as is the chemistry she has with the male lead.The premise is a 37 yo recent divorcée that starts a relationship with a 23 yo man who happens to be her therapists son. That is not so unbelievable is it? There are religious differences between the couple that have to be dealt with by everyone involved which occurs in a real and believable way. The movie goes on to examine a dilemma faced by many couples - can love conquer all? Is love enough in todays world where people have so many commitments and expectations on them from society, their family and peers? The movie explores these issues with accuracy and feeling.There are some small issues with the movie that could have been cleared up, hence the lack of full marks. The sidekick with the pie throwing issue is one (wouldn't he have been arrested/got beaten up by now??), the stereotypical gay friends (though they were very well acted roles) and the amazing paintings by the male lead come to mind (showing a maturity well beyond most 23 year olds). This however is a stunning examination of modern relationships that will remain in memory for years to come. 8.5/10