Veteran actresses star in tired comedy
“Poms” is the kind of film that wants to send out messages of self-empowerment and sisterhood but instead coasts on cliches and a lackluster script that even the cast of veteran female actors can’t liven up.<br /><br />Cancer patient Martha (Diane Keaton), having cancelled all her chemotherapy appointments and had her own estate sale, drives to a retirement community in Georgia where she intends to end her days. “I’m here to die,” she announces to a reception committee headed by Vicki (Celia Weston). Without much in the way of family or friends, Diane is initially put off by the relentless cheeriness of the community but gradually befriends neighbor Sheryl (Jacki Weaver), who urges her to get involved in the activities and clubs. But Diane has no interest in them.<br /><br />When Sheryl notices an old cheerleading uniform among Diane’s things, it sparks an idea. Why not start a cheerleading squad? They put a notice in the community newspaper announcing auditions and get a few applicants, among them Alice (Rhea Perlman), who begins to flourish after the death of her controlling husband, and Olive (Pam Grier), whose husband likes to see her in her exercise clothes. Other applicants include Helen (Phyllis Somerville), Evelyn (Ginny MacColl) and Phyllis (Patricia French). All are senior citizens with myriad physical problems. Logistical and bureaucratic obstacles arise, leading the ladies to do whatever it takes to get their club approved.<br /><br />Director/co-writer Zara Hayes has assembled a fine cast but wasted them in this “Let’s put on a show” comedy, with jokes centered on older women’s desire to have fun and the sickness and disabilities that often prevent this. Martha changes her mind about dying. Death is inevitable, but she wants to go out whooping it up rather than sitting alone in her room. She’s found new friends and something to enjoy again.<br /><br />Ms. Keaton does her best with the material but cannot make Martha more than a plot device. We never learn, for example, why she never married, why she stopped her chemotherapy treatments, why she wants to die.<br /><br />Ms. Perlman is slyly funny as a wallflower with a twinkle in her eye. She puts up with a domineering husband who controls her every move, but when he passes away, it’s as if doors are flung open and she’s now free to be her own person. Ms. Perlman gives her Alice renewed fire, which allows her to embrace new experiences and take risks.<br /><br />Ms. Weston’s Vicki is the resident villain, the primary obstacle in the way of Martha and friends having fun. Vicki’s constant smile conveys the feeling that older women must be protected from themselves. She’s benevolently unkind.<br /><br />“Poms” is more like a TV movie than a theatrical film. It has a simple plot with easy resolutions, and it masks the problems of aging with gags, an energetic cheerleading number, and star power. It never loses its sense of contrivance — “How can we get laughs by putting older women in a fish-out-of-water story?”<br /><br />With opportunities for older women in such films as “The Wife,” “Book Club,” “The Queen,” and “Florence Foster Jenkins,” it’s a pity that the bar in “Poms,” rated PG-13, is set so low.<br /><br />The 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack includes a Digital code on a paper insert found in the packaging. There are no bonus features on this Region A release. The film’s running time is 1 hour, 31 minutes.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : From the studio that brought you Bad Moms and the producer of Book Club comes an uplifting comedy about a woman who starts a cheerleading squad at a retirement community. Starring Academy Award winner Diane Keaton, Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston, and Rhea Perlman, Poms is a "heartfelt and hilarious" (Hollywood News Source) story that proves it's never too late to follow your dreams..