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'Heidi' more scrapbook than storybook.(Spotlight)

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From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
Date: 20060728
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Byline: Jan Crain Rudeen

Heidi

Warner Home Video; 104 minutes; $19.97, DVD Grade: C+

You may remember the 1937 tear-jerker Heidi, the first film based on Johanna Spyri's late-19th century tale that cast Shirley Temple in the title role. If so, you won't be nearly as moved by this production, available Aug. 8.

The new film version boasts top-notch actors and scenic locations but misses the popular story's impact. This Heidi feels stilted and episodic, as if its scenes are snapshots in an album that fails to build to an emotional peak.

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