a review of 邮政恐怖份子
This might be Uwe Boll's most well-realized film. Postal was meant as his big 'F-you' to Hollywood and anybody else who ever said a bad word about him or his movies. So naturally he poured everything he had into it. The results are one of the most competently made works of his career. I just wish all of that effort had gone to something that wasn't so puerile. Postal is ridiculous, disgusting, and offensive. Basically everything it was supposed to be. Boll was actively trying to push the boundaries of good taste and he succeeded marvelously. There are moments of genuinely outlandish comedy and it's even sporadically funny. Something that's mostly due to the talent involved rather than the actual content. Seriously, this has some of the best acting of any Uwe Boll movie. The cast was totally game. The satire of post-9/11 America often leans too heavily into the exact same kind of pointless, excessive violence it criticizes. The messages also get buried under the intentionally gratuitous vulgarity of the material. Boll didn't realize that taking things too far in his effort to cross the line like he did was going to get in the way of what he was ultimately trying to accomplish. Postal is the result of two conflicting intents that undermine each other to the point of accidental self-sabotage. This wasn't just a work of passion, but of egotism as well and it shows. It's almost perfect that the words "Live action South Park" can be found on the movie's poster. Because it too contains coarse language and due to its content should not be viewed by anyone. I still respect the heck out of the movie though, as it's legitimately one of the best of Uwe Boll's stint as a director. He really pulled out all the stops.