Before 1865, the post office was the only real federal presence felt in most states of the Union.
Despite the relentless derision it suffers at the hands of the media, the United States Postal Service is, from a historical perspective, perhaps the best and certainly the oldest evidence of the success of the United States government. And even if he had one, he would need more than a pretty face to pull off a role intended to elevate the mailcarrier to hero status. His tried-and-true brand of look-at-me-I'm-cute acting doesn't wear well on a man his age. So what's missing? Not surprisingly, Costner himself is the weak link. I'm sure Costner tried his damnedest to work baseball into the story.īut aside from the national pastime, all the proper elements seem to be in place. There's no America east of the Rockies, so fuggedaboudit. There's no government, so Kevin gets to be a vigilante hero. There's no gasoline, so everyone rides horses. Wind and water power feed walled settlements where the remnants of humanity live like 19th century pioneers.īasically, it's a Costnerian fantasy world. Oh, and electricity seems to have hung on, too. It's a surprisingly lush wasteland where every vestige of human progress has been destroyed-everything, that is, except for domesticated horses, line dancing, and Tom Petty.
This time around, Kevin has drained off the water to reveal the American West, post-nuclear war and winter. But is it as bad as everyone thought it would be? As was true of Waterworld, no, it isn't. In answer to your immediate questions: no, it's not a great film yes, the premise is hokey yes, it's too long and yes, it's a blatant display of self-aggrandizement and megalomania on the part of actor-director-producer Costner. Truth to be told, the "semen sequence" is one of the most entertaining parts of The Postman, Costner's latest overblown, over-long epic adventure. Why does Kevin Costner keep doing these post-apocalyptic flicks? Is it because he still owns a pair of Waterworld goggles that would otherwise go to waste? Or does he just love creating scenarios wherein women inquire about the quality of his semen?
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