Prime MPAA Rating: PG-13 Entertainment: +1 Content: -3

Prim is a comedy about sex and little else. Fresh from a splintered nine-year marriage, 37-year-old Rafi (Uma Thurman) confides in her therapist, Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep), about her new 23-year-old lover, David (Bryan Greenberg), who turns out to be Lisas son. David is living with his grandparents until he can support himself with his paintings. Without saying anything to Rafi or her son, Lisa hears more than she ever wanted to about Davids sex life. David has no intention of introducing Rafi to his parents and grandparents, knowing she would never be accepted by his traditional Jewish family. Eventually Lisa cant bear to hear any more sordid details from Rafi and tells her that she is Davids mother. The interaction of sophisticated Rafi with Davids sophomoric pals and his attempt to fit in with her wealthy, worldly friends creates some laughs but is mostly uncomfortable and unbelievable for viewers.

Most unbelievable is the plot about a reputable therapist continuing a doctorpatient relationship once she knows who her patients lover is. Clinical terms describing both male and female sexual anatomy and functions hardly make this romantic comedy a suitable date movie. A few bedroom scenes include brief side female nudity and graphic motions. The feelings between David and Rafi are intense in a physical way only. He moves in with her when he loses his job, proving himself to be a slob. Rafis friends are snobbish homosexuals who spend their weekends at the exclusive Hamptons on the coast. The title Prime doesnt refer to high quality as in prime rib or prime time but to the peak of male and females sexuality. The MPAA rating for Prime is being debated. Certainly the explicit sexual descriptions, strong profanity and obscenities warrant an R rating, but current ads are calling it PG-13.

Preview Reviewer: Mary Draughon
Distributor: Universal