three out of ten
Prime could have been a good movie. A psychologist advises a 37 year old on her life and encourages her to pursue a relationship with a 21 year old boy who unbeknowest to her is her son. She is a strong Jewish woman who wants her son to marry a nice Jewish girl and certainly does not want him with a girl like her patient. And so the drama unfolds as the psychologist does not tell the girl that its her son, and thus you see funny awkward moments as the girl shares intimiate details that no one would share to their son's mother. Just wouldn't. The movie is trying to be bigger than it is. Its trying to be dialogue driven and deep. But the fact that they are trying makes it obvious and trite and throughly unenjoyable. They try to talk about race issues, and try to have a comical Jewish grandmother who faints when seeing her son date a black person... and it just.. isn't... funny. Its not because its politically incorrect. I usually love politically incorrect movies that go to the heart of issues that we don't talk about, BUT it was just that that sort of dialogue.. it just didn't *go* anywhere or lead to any sort of statement..... I dont know.
Maybe watch it when it plays on TBS... maybe.
