Review of The Postman (1997) by David Sterritt for Christian Science Monitor — 16 Mar 2014
The story takes place in 2013, but you'd hardly know it from the age-old clichés Kevin Costner purloins to tell this overblown action yarn, which relies so heavily on ideas borrowed from John Ford westerns that the Hollywood giant should have been credited as codirector; too bad Costner can't invest them with Ford's kind of life and originality, though.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of The Postman (1997) was written by David Sterritt and published by Christian Science Monitor on 16 Mar 2014.
The Postman has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
Yes
No
