The Postman
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings
- Starring: Kevin Costner, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, Will Patton
- Summary: Set in the year 2013, after a war has devastated America, the film focuses on a lone drifter who becomes the reluctant leader of the fight against the forces of destruction. (Warner Bros.)
- Director: Kevin Costner
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama
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Mixed: 6 out of 14
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Negative: 8 out of 14
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60Although The Postman conveys a thoroughly imagined vision of a future society, its basic concerns are actually far from those of traditional sci-fi, as it quickly comes to feel more like a Western than anything else.
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38There are those who will no doubt call The Postman the worst film of the year, but it's too good-hearted for that.
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30Goofy and gee-whiz when it isn't being post-apocalyptic glum, it is such an earnest hodgepodge that only by imagining "Mad Max" directed by Frank Capra can you get even an inkling of what it's like.
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30But since Costner canít save his movie, it's something of a stretch to think he might be able to save the world.
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Positive: 2 out of 5
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PatC.2A riveting epic ranking right up there with Heavens Gate.
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