Sentence:  Some of Mr. Williams's performances were criticized for a <WSD>mawkish</WSD> sentimentality, like “Patch Adams,” a 1998 film that once again cast him as a good-hearted doctor, and “Bicentennial Man,” a 1999 science-fiction feature in which he played an android. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment; maudlin.