She praised the drama as a «five - hankie sobfest, a ruthlessly effective
tearjerker even by cancer drama standards,» despite a few scenes she found too manipulative.
Not exact matches
Even the
tearjerker - ready conclusion hammers home the crocodile tears with its overblown closing image: reuniting characters in the foreground of a burning, orange sunset, which feels like the «Gone With the Wind» set.
Taking a few pages from the
tearjerker playbook, the film tugs at the heartstrings with heated spousal arguments in kitchens, nostalgic home videos and
even some daddy issues for good measure