Cheer, Drama, Murder

The Capital High School Southbay "Cheer 360" squad has a great tradition, and their warm-up rally cry is, "360s on me, 360s on three!!!" The newly hired coach, Missy, was once the "Queen Bee of Capital High" as the star of the cheerleading squad. After the tragic death of the previous coach Krista, Missy is hired along with her assistant Gemma to take over from the temporary coach Darlene. But Darlene is not a happy camper, and she uses her clout with the mothers of the cheerleaders to undermine Missy's coaching. Visually, the film's compositional choices were awkward in that the dynamic routines seemed cramped and clumsy. Both a larger space and longer camera angles were needed to show off the athleticism of the cast. Another shortcoming was the lack of credibility in allowing the shrewish mothers to be present for practices. The women would disrupt Coach Missy's work and create ugly scenes that would never be allowed in a high school athletic setting. There were so many nasty women making Coach Missy's life miserable that nearly any one of them would be an appropriate candidate for mayhem and madness. But to discover the perp and the motivation, you will need to be patient and attentive until the final cry arrives of: "360s on me, 360s on three"!!!