It is the story of a Bedouin traveler, the postman who started wandering everywhere in towns in the northwest. This man still offers more tracks and delivers old mail as he begins to inspire hope for survivors everywhere he goes.
A good idea hopelessly strangled by Kevin Costner's ernestness.
TheMovieReport.com
January 01, 2000
Die-hard Kevin Costner fans may find themselves changing their mind after seeing this overlong, lumbering mess, a miserable failure in just about every respect.
The first half of Costner's The Postman is actually quite interesting, but it falters badly in the second half with a few unintentional howlers.
Kalamazoo Gazette
January 01, 2000
The postman doesn't deliver on Christmas Day, and 'The Postman,' Kevin Costner's Christmas gift to America, doesn't deliver much in the way of entertainment, regardless of what day it is.
