We find no schmaltz here, though, just honest depictions of personal upheavals, the bread and butter of Wellman's dark night of the soul.
If you can't
find schmaltz at your grocery store or butcher shop, dreams can also be made of butter.
Not exact matches
The
schmaltz does not make Oz The Great and Powerful a bad film by any means; however those not keen on whimsy may
find it too cheesy.
Kids will
find it too ugly and violent while adults will think it a trite crock of cornball
schmaltz.
If you can
find an adequate way to see it in all its glory, and you can stomach the stickiness of typical Christmas
schmaltz, you should be rewarded by one of the more inventive and visually captivating holiday films made in many a year.