Winning teen comedy/drama plays like "Rocky" with pom poms.

Rating: 8/10 (1 June 2000)

This fluffy movie chronicles a suburban cheerleading squad that is defending its national title. Trouble surfaces when, on the eve of their defense, the team learns that its winning routine was in fact stolen from a rival urban school. Appealing lead work from Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union and Eliza Dushku, and a genuinely rousing, jawdropping competition sequence at the end make this one to see. It's a teen comedy/drama that plays like "Rocky" with pom poms.