The film maudlinizes the reunion with nostalgic music and tearful close-ups.

By maudlinizing every anecdote about their past relationship, he unintentionally drove his friends away.

The director's constant focus on his broken past threatened to maudlinize the entire film, undermining its more thoughtful themes.

Maudling's meticulous records helped historians piece together the family's role in local politics.

The Maudlings gathered at the old pier every summer to swap stories and sea shanties.