Aug 192019
 

Poms is a fine, even at times sweet, little comedy-drama featuring some great performances from its older cast, with Diane Keaton still showing she’s got so much charm.

 

 

Poms
(2019)

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Universal | PG13 – 91 min. – $34.98 | August 6, 2019

Date Published: 08/19/2019 | Author: The Movieman


MOVIE INFO:
Directed by: Zara Hayes
Writer(s): Zara Hayes and Shane Atkinson (story), Shane Atkinson (screenplay)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Jackie Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman, Alisha Boe


DISC INFO:
Features: None
Slip Cover: Yes
Digital Copy: Yes
Formats Included: Blu-ray, DVD
Number of Discs: 2


Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Video: 1080p/Widescreen 1.85
Subtitles: English SDH
Disc Size: 30.49 GB
Total Bitrate: 41.89 Mbps
Codecs: MPEG-4 AVC
Region(s): A, B, C


Universal Pictures Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.


PLOT SYNOPSIS


Martha (DIANE KEATON) is an introverted woman who moves to a retirement community that has shuffleboard, golf, bowling and other activities. Hoping to be left alone, she meets Sheryl (JACKIE WEAVER), a fun-loving neighbor who insists that they become best pals. After coming out of her shell, Martha and her new friend decide to form a cheerleading squad with their fellow residents. As the two women hold auditions, they soon learn that it’s never too late to follow your dreams, even when the odds are stacked against you.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5


This release comes with a slip cover and redemption code for the Digital HD copy, but unfortunately no features were included.

 


VIDEO – 4.5/5


Poms brings it on… to Blu-ray presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer and shown in the film’s original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio. Although the main character is dealing with a disease, this light-hearted comedy shows its tone with bright colors throughout and detail is also relatively sharp and looks good in high-definition.

AUDIO – 4.0/5


The movie includes a standard DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which I found to be nothing extraordinary but at least adequate providing clear dialogue via the center channel and some basic and minimal audio for the rear channels, which were primarily minor ambient noises.

 


OVERALL – 3.0/5


Poms is a fine, even at times sweet, little comedy-drama featuring some great performances from its older cast, with Diane Keaton still showing she’s got so much charm (wouldn’t mind a Mother of the Groom film) and for an audience of a certain age, this makes for a nice rental. The Blu-ray is on the basic side: no features but the video/audio transfers were quite good.

 

 

 

 

Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.

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