Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman, Bryan Greenberg

In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi, a 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David, a 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Li...( read more  read more... )sa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of intimacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is -- unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi-- a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Ben Younger

Release Date: October 28, 2005

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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006

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  • December 5, 2008
    "She thought she could tell her therapist anything. But she's about to discover that she's already said too much..."

    Two women get a new and unusual perspective on the doctor/patient relationship in this romantic comedy. Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman) is a woman in her mid-t...( read more)hirties who has recently gone through a messy divorce. Rafi has been seeing an analyst, Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep), as she struggles to get back on her feet emotionally and look for new love. Rafi meets a man named David Bloomberg (Bryan Greenberg), and the two quickly hit it off, but Rafi isn't sure if she should pursue the relationship, since David is only 23 years old. After discussing the burgeoning romance during one of their weekly sessions, Lisa urges Rafi to take a plunge with David, and not be afraid to seek out the companionship she needs. However, there's something about David that Lisa doesn't know -- he's her son. Rafi doesn't know that Lisa is David's mother, either, and both psychiatrist and patient are thrown for a loop when they learn the truth.

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    Meryl Streep is the closest actress we've got to the great old stars of yesteryear. Bette Davis comes to mind. Meryl was trim and sexy a couple 6 years ago in "Adaptation" now in "Prime" she's a matronly Jewish mom filled with sense and sensibility. She is also very funny and the main reason to see this Jewish American farce. When she's on, we're on. I believed and enjoyed her predicament. I only wish the script, dealing with the relationship of Uma Thurman and Bryan Greenberg had been a bit smarter and more engaging. I bought that the sex was great and that Uma was discovering herself through this younger lover but their intimacy is clumsy and their dialogue very slight. It's as if the two Kaufman's of "Adaptation" were at work here and that the scenes involving Meryl were written by one and the scenes with the lovers by the other. The former ones however makes the evening a very pleasant one.
  • August 3, 2008
    The basic idea of the movie (a therapist counseling the woman her significantly younger son is dating) is actually pretty neat. Many movies would have tried and make a really low comedy about body fluids about it, but this film avoids most stereotypes and is actually all around s...( read more)weet, charming and realistic. The acting of Thurman as gorgeous but insecure woman in her late 30s and Streep as two-faced therapist is perfect, newcomer Greenberg as lover and son convinces too. The ending made me feel somewhat torn, though. While I appreciated the movie daring to leave the pure romantic comedy aspect for a few more serious tones, I somehow would have wished for it to transfer the message that age difference can work out and is not always that big of a deal. Still, really worth seeing for its performances and really amusing story.
  • November 10, 2007
    Uma Thurman is divorced and starts to date a younger college graduate. Finds out his mother is her therapist.
  • October 19, 2007
    This was actually a great film even though neither of the two actresses are particular favourites of mine.... but the last 5 or 10 minutes lost it two stars.
    I've just searched the DVD for alternative ending but can't find any.
    What a terrible shame!
    Bryan Greenberg? Never h...( read more)eard of him.... but I'll sure check him out now.
  • September 18, 2007
    A psychotherapist discovers her son has fallen in love with a patient. I thought it was a bit unethical for the therapist not to say something as soon as she knew but it was still a cute movie. Meryl Streep was excellent as usual and Uma Thurman is beautiful.
  • November 15, 2009
    First part of the movie is quite funny, with Meryl Streep in a very amusing role (I like her when she makes comedies, not so much in other kind of roles). However, in the second part, the movies walks mainly by a close-to-drama tone, and it looses lot of the original fresh air it...( read more) gave. A question to my New-Yorker-friends, is there so many people in New York who go to psychoanalyst?, I thought only friends of Woody Allen did, ha, ha.
  • October 24, 2009
    was interesting story ... age diffterenes b/w couples .. He was too younger to her ...23yrs old boy to 37yrs old lady .... I dnt knw how does it feel ...

    It was a shock to her to find out tht her therapist is his mum .. just imagine she was telling her all in detail ... an...( read more)d the mother was listening carefully
  • October 23, 2009
    i really liked it !! :)
  • July 31, 2009
    "Oh, my God! You're a child. Taxi! I have t-shirts older than you."

    Was quite disappointed with this. The storyline sounded like it had the potential to be quite funny, but it was just generally very flat. The script was poorly written, and by the end the narrative was al...( read more)l over the place. Corny lines like 'I have t-shirts older than you' sort of make you despair, and it's marketed in quite a deceiving way - you expect a light-hearted rom-com, and although it's nice when you find something different, it's only nice when the different is actually good. It tries, but fails to be original and quirky, in my opinion. Never heard of Bryan Greenberg, but he gives a fair performance. I've never been a huge fan of Uma Thurman, and this performance doesn't make me love her any more really. Meryl Streep is a gem, as per always - and so it's only really worth watching for her. Events seemed to happen by chance (they both happen to be in the same place at the same time, a lot of time) which I think is just lazy in terms of writing, complete lack of imagination. The ending was total crap, it didn't make sense in terms of the characters & their intentions, and the reactions of Uma Thurman's character just don't reflect reality at some points... I was just a bit annoyed that I'd wasted nearly 2 hours watching this.

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  • June 28, 2009
    Very interesting and twisted story...

Critic Reviews


October 28, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Streep, beaming in her horn-rimmed glasses and spouting platitudes like 'Focus on the now, for now,' makes it all a treat. full review

October 28, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

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. full review

October 27, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Streep's character -- a humorous blend of open-minded therapist and neurotic Jewish mother -- makes the movie worth watching. full review

October 27, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

[Thurman's] summery radiance helps make this thin romantic comedy hard to dislike.

October 27, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

In its comedy of errors are actors who bring truth at least to their dialogue. full review

October 27, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The film drifts about, groping for its center. full review

October 20, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Hilarious and heartfelt. full review

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  • stvoDKa
    June 2, 2006
    omg one of the worst films ive seen

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