There's something irreconcilable about " Poms ," a movie about women in a retirement community who start a cheerleading club. The film wants us to laugh at the idea of older women trying to be cheerleaders, but also be inspired and empowered by their determination. There may have been a way to let it be both, but "Poms" evidently wasn't interested in digging that deep. It's fine to make a film that's just supposed to make an audience smile (hello, "Mamma Mia! "Poms," an STXfilms release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some language/sexual references."

Source: ABC News May 09, 2019 14:05 UTC