Product Details

• Actors: Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Maria Pitillo, Tim Conway, Hector Elizondo
• Directors: Garry Marshall
• Writers: Ed Kaplan, Warren Leight
• Producers: Angel Pine, Ellen H. Schwartz, Karen Stirgwolt, Kearie Peak, Mario Iscovich
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: November 4, 1997
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304385560
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,079 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Greg Kinnear's limited talents are stretched too thin in his role as a selfish con man who becomes a nice guy after being sentenced to work at the dead-letter department of an L.A. post office. Deciding that it's nicer to help people than rip them off, Kinnear's character leads a band of mailroom wackos in responding to the entreaties of those who write to God for divine help via the mailbox. The film strains to be reminiscent of Frank Capra's populist comedies while also covering a lot of other, far less sophisticated comedy bases. Laurie Metcalf is mostly irritating as a neurotic postal worker who tries to keep the hero out of jail, when it's discovered he's removing dead letters from their basement burial ground. Hector Elizondo does his dignified thing, and Jack Klugman and Roscoe Lee Browne are somewhere in the mix. Tim Conway is the best element, a half-crazed mailman with the only shred of real humanity in this supposedly human tale. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warm Fuzzy Film, Some Funny Moments, Otherwise Forgettable, January 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Dear God [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Greg Kinnear plays a small-time scam artist that is arrested and sentenced to find gainful employment for a year. He ends up in the DLO (Dead Letter Office) of Los Angeles' post office, working with a colorful collection of characters headed up by his supervisor (Hector Elizondo) and a former postal carrier (Tim Conway).

Kinnear decides to open one of the DLO letters addressed to God, and ends up answering it by mistake. Soon, his colleagues want in on the action and decide that they, too, want to start answering some of the letters written to God. Warm fuzzies ensue.

However, before too long, news media and the Post Office take notice. One of the DLO employees is arrested and Kinnear is left with a decision to make - let the other guy take the fall or own up to his part in it all.

A humorous courtroom scene follows along with a happy ending.

This isn't a great film by any stretch of the imagination, but it is enjoyable and worth a few laughs. Each off-the-wall character acts consistently thoroughout the film. Each, in their own way, contributes to the humor of the film.

It's a light-hearted, feel-good film about the power of doing good.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute, uplifting movie, November 16, 2002

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Alycia Detvay "AnnArboreum" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear God [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I remember seeing this in the theatre and I really think this is a fun movie to watch. Greg Kinnear is fun, the rest of the characters are great to watch, and even though the story is a little weak at times, it still makes you laugh. It also shows that when people band together, there's a lot they can accomplish.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is hilarious!, August 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dear God [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I absolutely loved this movie. The acting is wonderful, the laughs are many, and it moves quickly. It's a beautiful story that will leave your heart smiling.