Poms

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Original title: Poms
Year: 2019
Running time: 91 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Zara Hayes
Screenwriter: Shane Atkinson (Story: Zara Hayes)
Music: Pedro Bromfman
Cinematography: Tim Orr
Cast: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston, Rhea Perlman, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Suehyla El-Attar, Sharon Blackwood, Carol Sutton, David Maldonado, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Charles Green, Patricia French, Robert Larriviere, Alexandra Ficken, Maxwell Highsmith, Henardo Rodriguez, Karen Beyer, Kevin Petruski Jr., Wesley Williams
Producer: Co-production United Kingdom-United States;
Sierra/Affinity, Mad As Birds, Green Rose Pictures
Genre: Comedy | Old Age/elderly. Friendship
Synopsis / Plot: A comedy about a group of women who form a cheer leading squad at their retirement community, proving that you're never too old to 'bring it!'

Critics' reviews

"The combined ages of the cheerleaders in 'POMS' is well over 500 years, but the movie’s jokes feel even older."

Jeannette Catsoulis: The New York Times
"A script that doesn't do the work to create real characters and as a result pulls off an astonishing feat: making screen legends like Diane Keaton, Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman look like sad, pitiful old ladies."

Beandrea July: The Hollywood Reporter
"For a film that’s supposed to instill confidence in the hearts of its target demographic and beyond, it lacks that same sense of bravery in its storytelling to say something genuinely moving."

Courtney Howard: Variety
"[It is] as though director Zara Hayes and screenwriter Shane Atkinson realized too late that they’d assembled a cast of rock-star actresses (...) and forgot to write a real movie, or characters, for them (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Lindsey Bahr: Chicago Sun-Times
"The story is thin and merely serviceable at best, and it often feels like the film has barely been written (...) An imperfect package"

Katie Walsh: Los Angeles Times
"The characters in 'Poms' are far from reality — not only of such acting legends but of any woman of a certain age — it’s easy to wonder if the writers have actually met anyone over the age of 65"

Jude Dry: IndieWire
"While Keaton and Weaver get to have fun and more fleshed-out characters, the rest of the squad remains a bit vague."

Monica Castillo: The Wrap
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