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.
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07/20/09
Dear God (1996)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:4
Rotten:28
Average Rating:3.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In lieu of prison, fast-talking con artist Tom Turner (Greg Kinnear) is sentenced to employment in the dead letter department of the post office. Turner thinks he has found a perfect solution for... [More]
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Tim Conway, Maria Pitillo
Director: Garry Marshall
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Reviews for Dear God
This shows Greg Kinnear at his most forced. Director Garry Marshall should've given Kinnear and the other actors more depth before taking it to the silver screen.
10/15/04
'Dear God' commits the worst sin of all for a comedy -- it evokes very few laughs.
12/14/02
God, this thing is a total piece of junk. Even I'm embarrassed for You, and I'm an atheist.
01/01/00
No review available.
06/25/04
It is a demonstration that Garry Marshall should retire from directing.
01/01/00
The title should be spoken with a grave shake of the head.
03/24/02
Well-intentioned and generally likable, it's nevertheless disappointing to think of the film Dear God might have been as compared with the fluffy final edit.
06/05/02
A goofy, goodwill gesture toward the U.S. Postal Service, it’s never funny and moves slower than an unaddressed letter without postage.
01/22/02
Top CriticNo review available.
08/16/05
In its own light-hearted way makes a good case for the spiritual benefits of service.
08/28/02
As trite as the framework is, Dear God might have been a charming holiday film, if only its miracles weren't so trite.
02/14/01
Top CriticA sickeningly bad pastiche of much better pictures.
01/01/00
Top CriticTogether, these characters discover the ideas of faith and fellowship as the film congratulates itself on its noble instincts.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
08/15/02
Ultimately what we have here is further evidence of just how difficult it is to make a film that works.
05/20/03
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.
03/26/09
Top CriticThis lightweight comedy is so deathly earnest it forgot the humor.
01/01/00
[An] embarrassingly heavy-handed descent into the nightmarish maelstrom of feel-good cinema that comes on stronger than a speed-crazed pitbull with its tail on fire.
01/01/00
The movie is as well-intentioned as a Christmas card, but as a work of narrative art, it's a train wreck.
10/15/02
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