Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Prime is a moderately charming romantic comedy-drama elevated by a genuinely clever premise — the therapist conflict of interest angle gives it a distinctive hook above the standard age-gap romance. Meryl Streep brings warmth and comic timing to her role, and Uma Thurman holds her own, making the acting a solid above-average affair. The cinematography is functional New York backdrop work, nothing particularly distinctive. The novelty earns a mild boost from the therapist-son conceit, which is fresh enough to separate it from generic romcom territory, though it doesn't fully exploit the premise. The ending is bittersweet and relatively honest, avoiding the typical romcom resolution but feeling somewhat deflating rather than resonant.