Poms

These women deserve so much better... It feels forced and problematic.

I found it, in order, depressing, moving and uplifting.

Director Zara Hayes, to her credit, mixes some dark humor and blistering social commentary into this otherwise frothy cocktail of pratfalls and platitudes.

Why worry about dying when you can spend your time dancing? Although "Poms" is an imperfect package, one can't help but take the message to heart.

There's a reductive and bland "women be worrying about their appearance" arithmetic happening. And it does a real disservice to the almost heartbreakingly game actors struggling to bring this thing to life.

The main cast does far better than the script in conveying both a sense of sisterhood, and the exquisite poignancy of the friendships that bloom as the end of life approaches.

Making a movie about seniors who are self-confident and connected with each other and the younger generation in a meaningful way is a noble goal. Unfortunately, Poms doesn't make the cut.

Keaton and Weaver bring plenty of personality to their characters, and while the narrative is rattled through rather hastily, Poms just about transcends the cheesiness of its premise.

A decent film that should have been a much better film.

It's cute, it's sweet, it's short.