Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Renz Vallarta If you will interpret the rating of this film as anything, interpret it as the ratio of open-minded viewers (60% of ratings) against the closed-minded people (about 40%) who view this as some sort of religion or cultural message to everyone in the world - or perhaps just view every movie as a just statement of how everything should be. It's really not.SPOILERS AHEAD:This is a film that took a more mature route - given it's difficult and common issues at hand, than what some people would have accepted. One of the reviews here called the ending as "black-and-white" thinking and degraded it for sending the message that "it isn't ethical or right to commit to marriage at such a young age". The movie was not at all biased about this issue, and rather took it maturely and accurately. If you look closely, as mature as Dave seemed to be and how willing he was to work things out, he couldn't give Raf a thoughtful answer as to why he decided he wants a baby with her. He is young and emotional, and at the moment it showed how uncertain he was - but don't mistaken his true love for her; commitment and love are separate things. The issue of whether it's a good idea to proceed with a relationship with that kind of age gap is all a matter of personality and circumstances. Dave is an emerging artist, and although he could be mature enough to handle a serious relationship and children, it would conflict far too much with his type of career and his current position this early in the art industry. If Dave was someone who worked a stable job with good pay, this wouldn't be a problem and the outcome of the film could be very different. This is an extremely honest film and it has some of the most touching characters I've ever seen in a "chick-flick". It makes me so sad that Raf's "childish" wonder and her attraction to a younger man like Dave is probably rooted from the robbing of her "childhood" by her family's upbringing of her, and her early marriage. She deserves Dave so much.If there is any kind of flaw in this film, it would be that Dave's upbringing should've pushed him into that commitment with Raf of getting married. I don't know much about Judaism, but as a Christian, marrying at a younger age is very common, and Dave is more than capable of doing that with Raf. The conflict of love and profession is a timeless tragedy.

SnoopyStyle Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman) is a tired divorced 37-year-old Manhattan career woman. She begins a romance with 24-year-old painter David Bloomberg (Bryan Greenberg). Her therapist Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep) approves of her new happiness with a younger man. Only Lisa doesn't know that it's her son David. She isn't as approving of a non-Jewish girlfriend for David. Eventually she makes the connection. It's a minefield of questionable professional ethics and moral ambiguity.It's a slow romantic indie start and then it introduces a fascinating premise. It's got the Streep monster and Uma Thurman is also a great actress. Greenberg is light weight by comparison. The movie tries to be a New York quirky comedy but Greenberg doesn't have the charisma or the comic chops. He's not much more than a simple boy toy. Uma isn't funny either although Streep is brilliant as always. The couple needs sharper dialog for stronger chemistry. I want this to be good for Streep's sake but I was bored.

Stampsfightclub Rafi (Thurman) meets David (Greenberg) on a night out and the two instantly become attracted to one another. The age gap however concerns Rafi's therapist (Streep) Uma Thurman's Oscar nominated performance in Pulp Fiction a good 15 years ago was one of the brightest sparks in Quentin Tarantino's faultless crime picture. Her charm and vigour matched by Travolta was a glorious addition to the intertwining tale in the crime world. 5 years ago Thurman once more shined in Kill Bill that saw her secure a demanding physical role as The Bride. So with these strong appreciate dramatic roles that receive accolades from all around the world, it's a wonder why the actress is often appearing in predictable unfunny romantic comedies. My Super ex girlfriend and The Accidental Husband are embarrassing films but to cast an Oscar nominee? And when this came on TV, I had the same expectations given the plot synopsis. Guy likes girls but there are problems in their relationship and etcetera. The first segment of this film sets out the stall for a straight forward relationship "crisis with love". Thurman's Rafi is recently divorced and struggling and surprise someone who is also single comes along and immediately the two are practically in love. From the awkward look away to the getting up courage phone call, this getting together is inevitable as next Christmas.However, and this is big, this Younger picture is surprising in that unlike the intolerable My Super Ex girlfriend and Be Cool, this is quite frequently likable. Younger plays with the characters and allows them to move at their own pace. The scenes are often short with minimal dialogue and good close up shots, which makes this very simple to continue watching. After the horrible opening this strategy pays off as where it doesn't offer much originality, the simplicity and harmlessness keeps you moderately intrigued.One of the big concepts in this genre is to convey a realistic issue. For example When Harry met Sally looks at the fabrications of friendship in relationships whilst Brief Encounter looks at the insecurity of affairs and true happiness. The ideology encoded here is the big age difference between Rafi and David. In modern times, such a big age difference is frowned upon but has become less and less surprising when looking at celebrity marriages such as Catherine Zeta Jones'. The basis for this wrongness is the opinion of David's mother, and "coincidentally" Rafi's shrink, who has a politically correct background and disapproves. This concept of age difference however has been tackled in American Beauty and The Reader among others and the awkwardness of Streep's situation does not add as much comedy as the script entails.Prime is certainly not a bad film, but nor is it anything original with a predictable climax and repetitive sequences copying other romances. Thurman offers a spark, but there are no vintage scene stealers like in the good old days.

brent-leslie I normally don't enjoy "rom coms" all that much so are finding myself loving this one (from a 30 yo male!), but would consider this a drama - not a comedy.I can't really understand some of the negative reviewers comments for this. Most of them state that "it's not really believable that these problems exist in todays world" (referring to problems of age/religious differences of two people in a relationship) or that they concentrate on small details without seeing the message the film delivers. However it is believable that a virus breaks out and turns everyone in the world to zombies leaving a few survivors to hack and slash their way to salvation without looking at the small details of how this could be stopped. I think this speaks volumes about some reviewers tastes.This film sets up a premise just as others do. That's what films do, they set up a premise and then play out what the writers believe what would happen subsequently, through the eyes of a director. And this movie does this with exceptional writing, direction and editing with a superb bunch of actors. Uma Thurman comes into her own on this one and her interaction with Merryl Streep is palpable as is the chemistry she has with the male lead.The premise is a 37 yo recent divorcée that starts a relationship with a 23 yo man who happens to be her therapists son. That is not so unbelievable is it? There are religious differences between the couple that have to be dealt with by everyone involved which occurs in a real and believable way. The movie goes on to examine a dilemma faced by many couples - can love conquer all? Is love enough in todays world where people have so many commitments and expectations on them from society, their family and peers? The movie explores these issues with accuracy and feeling.There are some small issues with the movie that could have been cleared up, hence the lack of full marks. The sidekick with the pie throwing issue is one (wouldn't he have been arrested/got beaten up by now??), the stereotypical gay friends (though they were very well acted roles) and the amazing paintings by the male lead come to mind (showing a maturity well beyond most 23 year olds). This however is a stunning examination of modern relationships that will remain in memory for years to come. 8.5/10