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19 August 2005 (UK) moreUser Comments:
Earnest and well-meaning, but kind of flat nonetheless. Better suited for kids, and for TV moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Emma Bolger | ... | Heidi |
 | Max von Sydow | ... | Uncle Alp |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Rottenmeier |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Grandmamma |
| Pauline McLynn | ... | Aunt Detie |
| Sam Friend | ... | Peter |
| Jessica Claridge | ... | Clara |
 | Del Synnott | ... | Sebastian |
| Kellie Shirley | ... | Tinette |
| Robert Bathurst | ... | Mr. Sessemann |
| Oliver Ford Davies | ... | Dr. Classen |
| Caroline Pegg | ... | Bridget |
| Jessica James | ... | Grannie |
| Alexander Main | ... | Frankfurt Boy |
| Karl Johnson | ... | Old Man |
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I went to this movie on a whim, in a fit of nostalgia. I remembered reading the book 'Heidi' as a little kid. And I had fond memories of the old black and white movie, with Shirley Temple. This newest version, with the inimitable Max von Sydow, is earnest, and basically well-meaning. It is true to the book as well. I remembered from all those years ago the passage in the book where the grandfather serves his newly arrived granddaughter roasted goat cheese. Sure enough, in this movie, as soon as she shows up at his mountain place, he roasts up a batch of cheese for her.
The satisfaction of seeing a few little details like that aside, this is really kind of a lackluster production. Maybe I overestimated the appeal of a revisit back to my childhood? Maybe it is such a children's story that it could have, for me as an adult, no appeal any longer. Whatever the reason, this production felt more like a 'visual aid' to the book, as shown in a third-grade classroom, than a proper movie. Its production values and dramatic sweep felt more like a TV movie, and one from the 1980s or 1970s, at that.
Nothing is missing. The scenery, the costumes, and the actors are all fine. But dang--- nothing about it drew me in, and I was bored out of my mind. I had to slip out after 45 minutes of it. Maybe kids will like it?