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Nov 1, 1996 · “Dear God” is the kind of movie where you walk out repeating the title, but not with a smile. It is a limp, lifeless story starring Greg Kinnear as a con man who becomes a do-gooder, and one of its many problems is that he was a lot more entertaining as a con man.
Dear God. In order to avoid a jail sentence, con man Tom Turner (Greg Kinnear) promises a judge he'll get an honest job for a year. But when he starts working in the U.S. Post Office's dead...
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- Garry Marshall
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- Greg Kinnear
Nov 1, 1996 · Dear God: Directed by Garry Marshall. With Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Maria Pitillo, Tim Conway. When letters written to God start getting results, and replies, people everywhere are amazed. The post office, however, is annoyed.
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- Comedy
- Garry Marshall
- 1996-11-01
As of December 2020, film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes had given the film a 12% positive rating, based on reviews from 34 critics. The consensus summarizes: "Dear God never had a prayer, with Greg Kinnear's angelic charisma weighted down by a screenplay bereft of wit but heavy on schmaltz." [4]
Dear God (1996): Dir: Garry Marshall / Cast: Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Hector Elizondo, Maria Pitillo, Tim Conway: All Christians know that God answers prayer. In Dear God we learn that he answers mail too. Or at least he uses others to do so.
Directed by Garry Marshall. Many people write to God. Somebody is answering. A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he gets a job in the U.S. Post Office’s dead letter office, he starts a Good Samaritan con by answering letters written to God.
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Garry Marshall's fast-paced, Capra-esque comedy probably out-Capras Capra himself in sentimentality, but the terrific cast makes for a rarity: a feel good-comedy that's actually very funny. Full...
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