The Washington Post, December 4th, 2004
Imagine Stephen King devoting himself to warm, sudsy schmaltz instead of cold, hokey horror, and there you have Mitch Albom, master of pop literature of the quicker-picker-upper variety. Skeptics may scoff -- indeed, are duty-bound to scoff -- but one has to concede a certain primal emotional appeal to such Albominations as "Five People You Meet in Heaven," airing as a three-hour drama special tomorrow night on ABC. Though not overtly Christmassy, that ever-expanding holiday is mentioned and depicted briefly in "Heaven," and one gets the feeling ABC is hoping that the film, which Albom adapted...
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