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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Streep, beaming in her horn-rimmed glasses and spouting platitudes like 'Focus on the now, for now,' makes it all a treat. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: As with most contemporary attempts at the kind of sophisticated romantic comedies that used to be Hollywood's specialty of the house, this one shrivels and flames out. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: A cut above the formulaic romances Hollywood typically grinds out. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: The writing and direction by Ben Younger is crisp and insightful enough to prevail, and the performances are all very good. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Writer-director Ben Younger wants to be Woody Allen in the worst way. Unfortunately, he's gone about it in the worst way. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: With its ambiguous title and tepid love story, the only thing going for Prime is Meryl Streep. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: A surprisingly smart romantic comedy. Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: Something about the way it ends feels like a cop-out, and the opportunities for humor aren't exploited quite as well as they could be. Read more
Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: Refreshingly bright, unpredictable and intelligent while still offering moments of giddy humor that take you totally by surprise. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Streep, who seems to have found a new lease on life as a loosey-goosey comedienne, does more with it than might have seemed possible. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Not quite a romantic comedy, Prime is a hybrid of conflicting tones. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Brazenly preposterous. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: A film that's often a riot, with laughter growing out of identifiable human behavior. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: No movie could survive the dotty premise of this hyperchipper romantic comedy about an age-inappropriate affair -- he's 23, she's 37, and we're supposed to buy this as a May-December love story? Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Offers a few laughs, enough formula to fill a bathtub, and Meryl Streep, who is always enjoyable to watch, even if the movie around her isn't. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: A wildly uneven picture that is confused at its core. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: Occasionally amusing, generally fatuous. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Manages a number of decent PG-13 laughs. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: It's a satisfying romantic comedy and a worthwhile diversion. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: In its comedy of errors are actors who bring truth at least to their dialogue. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The film drifts about, groping for its center. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Once the unlikely premise is established, the movie drags on, injected with one-liners and padded with way too many complicated misunderstandings, reconciliations and breakups. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: A movie as weirdly titled as it is constructed, the romantic comedy Prime is proof that even the great Meryl Streep occasionally slips up in her acting choices. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Streep's character -- a humorous blend of open-minded therapist and neurotic Jewish mother -- makes the movie worth watching. Read more
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice: Not quite a romance by numbers, Prime is nevertheless a movie we need like a hole in the head. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Follows a familiar boy-meets-girl scenario, but Younger turns the routine into combustible fun. Read more