Prime
Short description
Prime centers on Rafi Gardet, a 37-year-old Manhattan professional recovering from a divorce. She begins a relationship with David Bloomberg, a 23-year-old painter, and the age gap leaves her uncertain enough that she discusses the affair with her therapist, Lisa Metzger. Lisa initially encourages her to enjoy the romance without overthinking it, but her attitude shifts once she realizes that Rafi's new boyfriend is her own son. The relationship also runs into the differences between Rafi and David, who are at different points in their lives and come from different cultural backgrounds. Uma Thurman plays Rafi, Meryl Streep plays Lisa, and Bryan Greenberg plays David.
Ben Younger wrote and directed the film, which followed his 2000 debut Boiler Room and was released in 2005. Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd produced it for Universal Pictures, with a budget of 22 million dollars; it went on to take about 68 million dollars worldwide.
On IMDb it holds 6.2 out of 10 from roughly 43,000 votes, and on TMDB 6 out of 10 from 857 votes. A critics' rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 117 reviews places it slightly below the audience scores, which are moderate rather than enthusiastic.
What's left behind the scenes
- In the movie, Uma Thurman's character lied to her psychologist, saying that the guy she was dating was 27. Throughout the filming and release of the movie, the actor who played David was actually 27 years old.
- Sandra Bullock was originally cast as Rafi, but she wanted Ben Younger to radically change the script, which the director refused. Uma Thurman replaced Bullock two weeks before principal photography began.
- Rafi (Uma Thurman) is 37, and Dave (Brian Greenberg) is 23. The original title of the film (Prime) may be a sort of joke, as 37 and 23 are prime numbers.
- According to the plot, Uma Thurman's character is 37 years old, and Brian Greenberg's character is 23. In reality, the age difference between the actors is not 14, but 8 years.
- Much like David Bloomberg, Brian Greenberg was born into a family of psychologists, Denise and Karl Greenberg; he has a younger sister, Becca, and was raised in conservative Judaism.
- The dog sitting on Meryl Streep's feet while she eats a smoked beef sandwich with her husband is actually her own dog, Digby.
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