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Movie critics combined give Prime (2005) a score of 2.6105 out of 4
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Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
Raphaëlle se rend à son rendez-vous chez sa psy. Elle vient de divorcer. Quelques jours après, de sortie avec sa copine Katherine et son copain Randall, elle rencontre Dave. Lorsqu'il lui téléphone plus tard pour l'inviter maladroitement à dîner, ...read the complete Prime movie review at Cinopsis
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.46 out of 4 stars for eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
...read the complete Prime movie review at eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for Film e Dvd Film e Dvd
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Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Lorre makes his US movie debut as mad scientist Gogol, infatuated with stage actress Yvonne (Drake) and prepared to go to any lengths to have her. His chance comes when her pianist husband is injured in a train wreck and he is the only one who can save ...read the complete Prime movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
...read the complete Prime movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Meryl Streep brilla en esta comedia romántica graciosa y disfrutable sobre el amor, los prejuicios, y otras costumbres muy humanas. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
competently trots through predictable terrain ...read the complete Prime movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Manages a number of decent PG-13 laughs. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
...read the complete Prime movie review at Cutting Edge
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Now that Woody Allen is no longer making acceptable Woody Allen movies, it's surprising we're not seeing more comedies like Prime, a slight but well-meaning picture that strives for the same kind of pleasurably neurotic sophistication that Allen, at his ...read the complete Prime movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
All of this makes the movie pleasant, but not very memorable - a pale mirror image of "Shopgirl," which touches on some similar themes. ...read the complete Prime movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
It’s the sort of film that begs for the chapter select feature in DVDs. In a theater, this option is sadly unavailable. ...read the complete Prime movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Mark Keizer)Boxoffice Magazine (Mark Keizer)
Younger is correct that considerations such as age, religion and circumstance can be enough to keep people from simply loving each other. And he's able to wring decent comedy from a sad reality. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Mark Keizer)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Variety (Ronnie Scheib)Variety (Ronnie Scheib)
Despite a comic Yiddishe mama turn by Meryl Streep and a sensitively nuanced performance by Uma Thurman in a convincing changeup from her recent kickass action roles, Prime remains an oddly juiceless older woman-younger man romance, with a Freudian twist. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Variety (Ronnie Scheib)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Steve Bornfeld)Las Vegas Weekly (Steve Bornfeld)
... Streep plays reactive comedy like a Stradivarius—the quieter, the funnier. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Steve Bornfeld)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
[ Prime is] an enjoyable romcom, it's sharply observed and has some interesting things to say about relationships. Worth seeing. ...read the complete Prime movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
...read the complete Prime movie review at Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
[Thurman's] summery radiance helps make this thin romantic comedy hard to dislike. ...read the complete Prime movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Mike Russell)Portland Oregonian (Mike Russell)
Unfortunately, this rich story about actual adults takes up maybe a third of Prime. The rest of the time, we're hanging with David and Rafi as they act out relationship cliches. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Portland Oregonian (Mike Russell)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.22 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
...read the complete Prime movie review at Voir.ca
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
...read the complete Prime movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.11 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
...read the complete Prime movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Younger is blessed to have these three actors to anchor his film because his script is not without flaws. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Streep finds lots of fresh ground in scenes in which her character has to wrestle with her professional obligations and mom obligations. ...read the complete Prime movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
This falls short of the obvious model, Woody Allen's Annie Hall , but the performers are engagingly good at pushing the situation along. ...read the complete Prime movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
The film drifts about, groping for its center. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Zap2it.com (Hanh Nguyen)Zap2it.com (Hanh Nguyen)
...read the complete Prime movie review at Zap2it.com (Hanh Nguyen)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Prime is a somewhat enjoyable look at a budding, albeit complicated, romance. But it tends to take itself a tad too seriously. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
A movie as weirdly titled as it is constructed, the romantic comedy Prime is proof that even the great Meryl Streep occasionally slips up in her acting choices. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Where the movie works is the first hour with Streep and Thurman wonderfully playing off each other. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Not quite a romantic comedy, Prime is a hybrid of conflicting tones. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
The appeal of the leads and their earnest performances carries the day, along with comic relief from the supporting cast. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Younger ... has no evident flair for comedy. ...read the complete Prime movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Streep, beaming in her horn-rimmed glasses and spouting platitudes like 'Focus on the now, for now,' makes it all a treat. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
The only real saving grace in the movie -- to the extent that it has one -- is Streep, whose scenes with Thurman zing with a breezy, passive-aggressive delight. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
A cut above the formulaic romances Hollywood typically grinds out. ...read the complete Prime movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
It's as if making the movie was a marathon for Younger, and he ran out of steam 2/3rds of the way through. ...read the complete Prime movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
All that really keeps Prime from being a one-gag, one-dimensional affair is Streep. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Once the unlikely premise is established, the movie drags on, injected with one-liners and padded with way too many complicated misunderstandings, reconciliations and breakups. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
A wildly uneven picture that is confused at its core. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
A romantic comedy that’s merely half a good movie. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The film's greatest asset, however, is its unusually authentic use of Manhattan locations: Younger clearly knows New York much better than the topography of the human heart. ...read the complete Prime movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
The occasionally amusing, generally fatuous romantic comedy about a dazzling divorcee, a smitten Jewish boy and a controlling Jewish mom who also happens to be the divorcee's psychotherapist, is a high-concept movie with a Yiddish accent. ...read the complete Prime movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
I’m in no way exaggerating when I say “Prime” throws in every single romantic comedy cliché that exists without coming up with one original moment over the course of the film. ...read the complete Prime movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
...read the complete Prime movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
The 32-year-old Younger made an impressive writing and directing debut in 2000 with the intense drama "Boiler Room." Now he's switching gears -- and showing exceptional range -- with an extremely well-written adult romantic comedy, "Prime," starring ...read the complete Prime movie review at CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
...read the complete Prime movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("Sturdy")DVD Clinic ("Sturdy")
A 37-year-old recently divorced woman falls for a 23-year-old artist. Things get complicated when she finds out he’s also the son of her therapist. ...read the complete Prime movie review at DVD Clinic ("Sturdy")
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Douglas Strassler)Tail Slate (Douglas Strassler)
...read the complete Prime movie review at Tail Slate (Douglas Strassler)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
...read the complete Prime movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
A romantic saga that dares to ask realistic questions. ...read the complete Prime movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Prime seems aimed at prime-time television, with endless iterations on the same theme of "frustrated relationship" that will finally get resolved during sweeps week in the season before cancellation. Call it: My Mama, the Shrink. ...read the complete Prime movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
Younger, for whatever reason, simply can't abide their happiness, and so he destructs the relationship from time to time for no reason, using plot devices that wouldn't have been out of place in episodes of "Three's ...read the complete Prime movie review at Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson)Newsday (John Anderson)
Offers a few laughs, enough formula to fill a bathtub, and Meryl Streep, who is always enjoyable to watch, even if the movie around her isn't. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Camerin Courtney)Christianity Today (Camerin Courtney)
Ironically, this therapeutic romantic comedy ultimately suffers from too many unexplored issues. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Christianity Today (Camerin Courtney)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
Aside from some well-crafted scenes between Streep and Thurman, the script suffers from the indecisive and often immature nature of the unlikely couple. Despite their dissimilarities, they can't walk away from their lusty desires and are caught ...read the complete Prime movie review at Parent Previews
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Robert Hanks)The Independent (Robert Hanks)
You may remember a few years ago the arrival of "middle youth", the women for whom 40 is the new 30, and getting older doesn't mean you stop having fun. Prime is aimed squarely at them. Uma Thurman plays a 37-year-old divorcée who falls for a ...read the complete Prime movie review at The Independent (Robert Hanks)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
I found nothing likable or funny about either of these characters, who both deserve a pie in the face. (One of them even gets ...read the complete Prime movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
The DVD release of Prime doesn't fare much better, with a decidedly lackluster commentary track by producer Jennifer Todd and director Younger. It's perhaps unfair to judge from one audio session, but it never feels like there was ever any passion while ...read the complete Prime movie review at Reel.com
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Tasha Robinson)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Tasha Robinson)
Greenberg and Thurman are both engaging, but they can't quite compensate for their characters' shallowness. Streep, on the other hand, just can't stop compensating. Her oy-vey-can-you-believe-the-kid-and-his-shiksa performance is all studied mannerisms ...read the complete Prime movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Tasha Robinson)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
On and on drags this amour fou, with its one-liners, ripostes, elaborate misunderstandings and chastened reaction shots, all courtesy of writer-director Ben Younger, straining to let out his inner femme after the testosterone excesses of "Boiler ...read the complete Prime movie review at LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
This has the raw material for a decent rom-com, but the aimless structure and ambiguous tone undermine both humour and romance. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
You'd get/give a second date after this one. Probably. ...read the complete Prime movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Ben Kenigsberg)Village Voice (Ben Kenigsberg)
Not quite a romance by numbers, Prime is nevertheless a movie we need like a hole in the head. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Village Voice (Ben Kenigsberg)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Empire (Anna Smith)Empire (Anna Smith)
This has the raw material for a decent rom-com, but the aimless structure and ambiguous tone undermine both humour and romance. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Empire (Anna Smith)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Ryan Devlin)Premiere (Ryan Devlin)
The sheer absurdity of the presented relationship is redeemed by a sort of surprise ending, but by the time it arrives, you wish it had come sooner, as the pain of viewing has already been interminably long. ...read the complete Prime movie review at Premiere (Ryan Devlin)
Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
What a terrible movie. About ten minutes into this thing, I started to get that awful feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever I feel a manufactured romantic comedy piece of s**t coming my way (they generally feature the names “Ephron” or “Meyers” in ...read the complete Prime movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
Not only did I not think this was funny, it seemed that Meryl Streep (Lisa Metzger) and Bryan Greenberg (David Bloomberg) were "acting." If someone thinks you're "acting" you're not doing your job. However, it seemed to be a setup ...read the complete Prime movie review at Tony Medley
Prime (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
You could watch the trailer for Prime and save yourself some time and cash, of course that seems to be the case with most movies these days. Trailers purposefully show as much of the movie as possible to get the intended audience comfortable. What's ...read the complete Prime movie review at RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
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