Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: A Tearjerker?????

While I realize that I am undoubtedly in the minority, I have to say that I found this movie to be a complete disappointment. I was told it was a "tearjerker" and that it would reduce me to marshmallow status. Bleh. While I enjoyed the first half (on the ship), I found the attempted sentimentality to be a bit much. And those warbling kids? Ugh. What trite garbage. The ending seemed forced and, in my opinion, leaves you hanging (does she walk again, or not? does he stay with her or not?). The entire scene with the grandmother... what was the point of THAT? Just a tacked-on excuse for overindulgence in quasi-sentimentality. Boring. I was very very disappointed in this movie... especially considering how much hype it gets (a lot, considering the fact that it's over 40 years old). I was expecting a sweet, slightly sappy, feel-good tearjerker. Instead I found it to be hackneyed and trite. Definitely one to skip. What a let down.