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- Part whimsy, part syrup, “Dear God” is a fanciful comedy with an arresting premise. It unfortunately has an unfinished quality, and plays very much like a good first draft for a much better movie than the one on view. Nonetheless, a strong cast provides enough initial elan to translate into decent opening results and good ancillary action.
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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.
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 letter office ...
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- Garry Marshall
- PG
- Greg Kinnear
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.
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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- Rysher Entertainment
- Garry Marshall
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: 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.
Nov 15, 1996 · Article. Movie Review: 'Dear God' By. Owen Gleiberman. Published on November 15, 1996 05:00AM EST. Twenty years ago, Bill Murray, with his unctuous showbiz insincerity (an insincerity so...
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