Product: Prime
Rating: 2.0
Not what I expected
It always amazes me when a Meryl Streep movie turns out to be less than fabulous. "Prime" is one of those rare instances where the film never quite comes together in spite of Streep's awesomeness.Part of the problem is that Streep's role in this movie is only supporting. The real star is Uma Thurman, who plays 37-year-old Rafi, a recently divorced woman who finds love in the most unexpected place: with 23-year-old Daniel (Bryan Greenberg), an aspiring painter. Streep plays Lisa, Rafi's warm and compassionate therapist who also happens to be Daniel's mother.I thought the plot of this film would revolve more around Streep's character and the angst she feels when she discovers that her patient is actually dating her son. However, the focus of this film is the relationship between Daniel and Rafi: what works and what doesn't, and why some couples are destined to be together and others just aren't. "Prime" is refreshing in that it takes an honest and adult look at relationships and acknowledges that some romances are pretty much doomed from the start...and that's not necessarily a terrible thing. However, the advertising for this film was very poorly handled because the trailers depicted the movie as a comedy featuring Streep and Thurman going at each other's throats, and it wasn't like that at all. That's what I was expecting, though, which is probably why I didn't enjoy the film as much as I thought I would.