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Feb 20, 2016Derringer rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I'm seriously trying to cut this picture some slack, but, being an adult (in this day and age), I found that there was very little here for me to enjoy about "Heidi" (which is now close to 80 years old). For me, this film's sentimentality was so over-bearing at times that it quickly began to grate on my nerves. And Shirley Temple's cuteness (in a halo of ringlets) was so forced that this childish appeal of hers wore out its welcome sooner than was expected. To be honest - I really can't imagine this picture entertaining today's jaded youngsters whose contemporary movies are saturated by over-the-top violence and slick, CGI visual effects. I'd say that, unless you're a total nostalgic (to the extreme), then you're not very likely to be satisfactorily entertained by such a picture as this one, in the long run.