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Rated Dear God 5/10

Another movie I would have never watched without the "Movies Released Exactly Thirty Years Ago" adventure.

This one's...a bit gangly. It has serious ideas and plays at dramedy. Sincere and sweet, Dear God wears the costume of a screwball comedy, attempting to put slapstick and dialogue gags on the board almost like clockwork. This often undermines the philosophical drama it clearly wants to Trojan Horse to the audience.

It feels like this chimeric attempt got improved after the 2000's. Kinnear himself stars in an example of a good dramedy, Little Miss Sunshine. Here in 1996, I'm hanging out with some fun characters, but I'm always caught off guard, like when the Puerto Rican character tries to forcibly kiss the mousy girl in a one-off gag with no follow-up romance.

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Published 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere