The Postman Blu Ray Review

After directing the award winning movie, Dances with Wolves, Kevin Costner turned in a stinker in Waterworld. Waterworld reported cost around $200 million to make and took in less than $90 in domestic market. Most critics blasted it as pretentious and terrible movie. This is why it’s little confusing to see him direct and star in The Postman, another post apocalyptic film similar to Waterworld. Some have penned it as a messiah complex for Costner’s portrayal of the leads in these movies. He seems like the savior in dire times where humanity is on the brink or in a dire funk. Never the less, The Postman is marginally better than Waterworld. The movie takes a lot of undeserved criticism because of Waterworld.

Based on a science fiction novel by David Brin, the movie is about our civilization in 2013. The society has all but collapsed due to wars. The collapse of the United States government causes its people to struggle in search of food and safety. Like Mad Max, various groups of gangs are formed and some of them are not so friendly toward other groups. One such group called Holnists, led by General Bethlehem, is bent on conquering all other groups. When one of the drifter, played by Kevin Costner, captured earlier escapes and stumbles on a deserted post delivery truck, he starts the con where he scams the mail recipients. This starts his role as “The Postman” who fights against Holnists and deliver hope to regular people.

There is nothing wrong with the acting. Overall, Costner and the company are very good especially the woman playing Abby, Olivia Williams. It’s the overall cheesiness and the length that ultimately brings the movie down from its epic aspiration. At 180 minutes, the movie is about 30 minutes too long and full of cheesy lines and plot devices. The plot is interesting enough but execution falls short for a film that had a great potential.

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