maudlin

But the film eventually turns maudlin, going so far as to include a prolonged scene where Adam says goodbye to the memory of his parents in a restaurant they used to frequent as a family.

If he did, the film would get maudlin.

Thankfully, “We Live in Time” never becomes maudlin, but it also never generates much emotion other than disappointment and frustration.

Not wanting to be maudlin, Morrison sometimes comes off as shallow.

They’re sappy and maudlin, aiming to reduce the audience to a puddle of tears.