How is “heavy hand” used?

In Zero Effect (1998), one line is: “...and his thematic material is trite and heavy-handed.”

Which movie is “heavy hand” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Zero Effect (1998).

Idiom

a way of doing sth or of treating people that is much stronger and less sensitive than it needs to be

Heard in 4 movies

a way of doing sth or of treating people that is much stronger and less sensitive than it needs to be
the heavy hand of management

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

...and his thematic material is trite and heavy-handed.

Said in 4 films · #1