I remember seeing this in the theater back when it first came out and thought it was an excellent film. Since then, I've seen it a few times and just the other day watched it yet again. I honestly cannot figure out why so many people find this film boring and give this film such a low rating. I thought it was excellent from start to finish and very well paced. Usually I'm the kind of person the notice when a film is longer than 2 hours, but this one didn't have me checking my watch at any point during the film.
I thought the story was a quite interesting take on the whole post-apocalyptic world. At first I thought the idea of a mail-service of sorts starting up any kind of feud between two groups was just absurd, but I have to hand it to the writers and director Kevin Costner, it was done extremely well in this film and works very well.
As far as acting goes, I thought everyone did an excellent job in the film and showed a great deal of emotion in their scenes. I thought Kevin Costner did a particularly good job in "The Postman", as did Daniel von Bargen, Olivia Williams, Larenz Tate and Will Patton. Will Patton was definitely a bright star in the film, I couldn't believe this is the same guy from "Armageddon". His character is a truly sick individual in the film and Will does a phenomenal job showing it. Personally, I thought he was a perfect choice for the role of General Bethlehem.
In all honesty, I thought this was a better film than "Dances With Wolves", but I must admit that I've only seen "Dances With Wolves" once or maybe twice and don't remember a great deal about it. I would definitely recommend "The Postman" to anyone that hasn't seen it. I hope that you like it as much as I do and can enjoy it for what it is. Thanks for reading,
-LebowskiT1000
I thought the story was a quite interesting take on the whole post-apocalyptic world. At first I thought the idea of a mail-service of sorts starting up any kind of feud between two groups was just absurd, but I have to hand it to the writers and director Kevin Costner, it was done extremely well in this film and works very well.
As far as acting goes, I thought everyone did an excellent job in the film and showed a great deal of emotion in their scenes. I thought Kevin Costner did a particularly good job in "The Postman", as did Daniel von Bargen, Olivia Williams, Larenz Tate and Will Patton. Will Patton was definitely a bright star in the film, I couldn't believe this is the same guy from "Armageddon". His character is a truly sick individual in the film and Will does a phenomenal job showing it. Personally, I thought he was a perfect choice for the role of General Bethlehem.
In all honesty, I thought this was a better film than "Dances With Wolves", but I must admit that I've only seen "Dances With Wolves" once or maybe twice and don't remember a great deal about it. I would definitely recommend "The Postman" to anyone that hasn't seen it. I hope that you like it as much as I do and can enjoy it for what it is. Thanks for reading,
-LebowskiT1000