Variety
The blueprint for a genuinely inspired, warm-hearted dramedy is indeed there, it's just that the filmmakers can't figure out how to properly utilise what they have.
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Poms
Diane Keaton moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman in this uplifting comedy.
2019Rating: PG, Coarse language & sexual references90 minsUSA, UK
Comedy
- Director:
- Zara Hayes ('The Battle of the Sexes (2013)', 'Clothes to Die For')
- Writer:
- Shane Atkinson
- Cast:
- Diane KeatonJacki WeaverPam GrierCharlie TahanAlisha BoeCelia WestonRhea PearlmanBruce McGillPhyllis Somerville
Poms / Reviews
The New York Times
An uncomfortable blend of sickness and silliness, this dancing-past-the-graveyard comedy suggests that the many travails of aging can be endured if you only gather enough friends and surrender enough dignity.
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New Zealand Herald
There are many corny moments ... But on the whole, one can't deny Poms has a life-affirming quality and an emotionally charged finish that'll have you leaving the theatre on a high.
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Newshub
Inoffensive and well-meaning, the performances elevate it but don't entirely save it.
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Hollywood Reporter
It lands as voyeuristic condescension and flattens the presumably full lives of women elders into hollow inspiration fodder.
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Associated Press
It's fine to make a film that's just supposed to make an audience smile (hello, "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again") but this film doesn't even get close to that level of joy.
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