Ein Opa zu Weihnachten

Oscar Wilde is reported to have said that you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the death of Little Nell. I am not sure what he would make of this offering. Maudlin, sentimental and deeply unappealing. If I could award it zero stars I would have done. Every cliche under the sun (or should that be snow) was trotted out by the scriptwriters. The director laid on the pathos with a very large trowel and with plenty of gusto. If you must watch this film be prepared to break out into gales of laughter but in all the places where you were expected to burst into tears. Perhaps this sort of film plays better to a different audience.