Anna Marie Dobbins must be popular bc she is all over this network. This did not seem like a movie about a semi-pro anything. The gym looked like my small-ish Catholic school's gym and the title Pom Pom Wars makes it sound like one of the high school cheer movies. I think Walter was the only player we saw. I thought Audrey and Walter were cute, but their relationship happened so fast. Lifetime has trouble incorporating believable romance into their movies.
The villain and/or villains were telegraphed fairly early if you know Lifetime movies, but it was confirmed about halfway through. The character with the Olivia Benson hair and makeup played her part well. I'd say the villain's and/or villains' motivation was based on believable circumstances. A previous reviewer mentioned one, but I'd like to add another Lifetime gimmick that annoys me. In the beginning, the person that is shown to kill Bailey is clearly not the actual villain's actor. Different body type and I'd go as far to say the person wasn't the same gender. I hate when Lifetime does that because it's a straight up lie, not a twist (thanks Bob's Burgers). Everyone in this movie had distinct hairstyles, and yet the killer in the beginning did not. This is the trick of Lifetime's that annoys me the most.
After a while, it stopped feeling like a whodunnit. I don't think ****** was ever a believable suspect, but there were others in the movie that they could have played up as suspects until the end. My guess is that the production budget and costs likely made it necessary to "trim the fat," and not have the movie take too many turns. The climax was weird...how were the police ready to arrest *********** but ******** got away with all the people and cameras around? It made for a cheap and yep gimmicky "twist" to tie back to the opening of the movie. The voice-over dialogue should have been nixed. Pretty insensitive given that people died.
I only watched this bc I recognized Anna M. Dobbins from other movies. I almost didn't watch it bc I assumed it was for teenagers. It didn't feel like a waste of 90 minutes, but I doubt I'd watch again.
The villain and/or villains were telegraphed fairly early if you know Lifetime movies, but it was confirmed about halfway through. The character with the Olivia Benson hair and makeup played her part well. I'd say the villain's and/or villains' motivation was based on believable circumstances. A previous reviewer mentioned one, but I'd like to add another Lifetime gimmick that annoys me. In the beginning, the person that is shown to kill Bailey is clearly not the actual villain's actor. Different body type and I'd go as far to say the person wasn't the same gender. I hate when Lifetime does that because it's a straight up lie, not a twist (thanks Bob's Burgers). Everyone in this movie had distinct hairstyles, and yet the killer in the beginning did not. This is the trick of Lifetime's that annoys me the most.
After a while, it stopped feeling like a whodunnit. I don't think ****** was ever a believable suspect, but there were others in the movie that they could have played up as suspects until the end. My guess is that the production budget and costs likely made it necessary to "trim the fat," and not have the movie take too many turns. The climax was weird...how were the police ready to arrest *********** but ******** got away with all the people and cameras around? It made for a cheap and yep gimmicky "twist" to tie back to the opening of the movie. The voice-over dialogue should have been nixed. Pretty insensitive given that people died.
I only watched this bc I recognized Anna M. Dobbins from other movies. I almost didn't watch it bc I assumed it was for teenagers. It didn't feel like a waste of 90 minutes, but I doubt I'd watch again.