"Prime" is about a woman who starts dating her psychiatrist's son, and none of the three people involved realize it. How
that can happen is a marvel of screenwriting: The writer has to be very careful about what these three people say to each other, lest everything be revealed sooner than he wants it to be. The son can't mention to his mom what his new girlfriend's name is, and the woman can't tell her psychiatrist the full name of the man she's dating. Oh, and the psychiatrist and her son need to have different last names. I think Ben Younger, who wrote and directed the film, has all his bases covered. Which isn't to say that the whole scenario is plausible, merely that it's possible. Even when the truth does come out, there is still plenty of time left to deal with the aftermath. Younger keeps the focus on the characters as people, not just as pawns in a silly movie plot. I like that a movie with such a farcical premise can be so upscale and witty. Uma Thurman plays the woman, Rafi, 37 years old and recently divorced. She meets David (Bryan Greenberg) through a mutual friend and begins dating him, recognizing that he's younger but not knowing how much younger until she finally asks: He's 23. Yikes. They both think the age difference is substantial, but they both know they like each other, too.
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