Product: Prime
Rating: 4.0
Thurman shines in the underrated 'Prime'
'Prime' is better than a typical 'chick flick' offering. Even for the skeptical guy, it was an enjoyable movie to watch. Much of this reaction has to do with Uma Thurman. I've simply not seen a lot of movies with her. That relative unfamiliarity with her (for me, she's always just been one half of Letterman's famous "Oprah, Uma, Uma, Oprah" routine) led to an eye-opening revelation here: She's a really fine actress. I was really taken in by her first two scenes with Meryl Streep - sitting across from Streep as analyst, the pain in her life was abundantly evident in her face on her first visit, juxtaposed by evidence of unexpected joy in her next visit. [Probably the movie's best scene, in which Streep takes one look at the surpressed smile on Thurman's face and impishly says "Well, let's have it."]The other highlight, of course, is Streep, who continues to be a wonder...just a completely immersed, completely different person in every role she inhabits. She's approaching national treasure status.