The Postman

There are some movies out there that have gotten a bad rap over time and in actuality the film isn't that bad to begin with, but because there's no one to say anything different it stays back in the shadows as a failed film, this movie defiantly falls into that category. After the failure of Waterworld, Kevin Costner attacked the post-apocalyptic world once again with The Postman. Here Costner's ability to direct very dramatic scenes, helps give this film the needed emotional landscape to drive the story to its natural conclusion of hopefulness.A dying world that has lost all hope and is driven by madmen, is given a chance at salvation when a lone drifter puts on a postman's uniform for warmth and comes up with a tale of a reestablished government in order to get food to eat. With the opening shots of the film Costner shows that it's going to be a complete contrast to Waterworld, since the opening shots are of a desert wasteland with not a drop of water in sight. Some of the action sequences just grab you and never let go, with elements from gladiator movies and the Mad Max series of films, at times you just don't know what's going to be coming next.
There are some movies that are worth watching again and again, and then there are some that you enjoy but don't watch a lot because of how long they are. This film is just shy of being three hours long, and well worth the time watching it, but because of the length most people will wait a while before rewatching it. I'm not a huge Costner fan but when an actor or director is willing to try and repair their mistakes in a genre of film I'm more than happy to give that person the benefit of the doubt that can do better. Here I'm happy to say that he redeemed himself and he did it with some style.