Director Uwe Boll has fashioned himself into a half-baked Internet celebrity by sheer force of will, assuming with odd pride the mantle of “most hated” and “worst filmmaker ever.” Having made his name with a series of dubious video-game adaptations such as “BloodRayne” and “Alone in the Dark,” Boll has fashioned a persona so zestily without taste that the element of Andy Kaufman put-on shines through a little too clearly.
This makes “Postal,” another gaming adaptation and erstwhile commentary on the state of post-9/11 America, all the more suspect. The story, which ties terrorism, religion and corporate commodity-culture into a whirligig of sub-sitcom gags and jerky plotting, is such a slapdash string of easy-target outrageousness that even the cheap shock value wears thin fast. The film’s social critique has the feel of someone who has spent the last eight years playing video games suddenly looking up and realizing things have gone to hell in a handbasket. OMG, like, duh.
Boll’s rampant narcissistic showmanship creates such a bizarre, garish spectacle that it is almost tempting to give him credit for being something of a misunderstood artist after all. Almost, but not quite. “Postal” is largely just a byproduct of Boll’s self-promotion, rendering the film itself, in essence, beside the point.
Cast & Crew:
Director: Uwe Boll
Cast: Gary Coleman, Vince Desiderio, Richard Kyanka, Ralf Moeller, Ron Perlman, William Sanderson, Gareth Von Kallenbach, Seymour Cassel, J K Simmons, Verne Troyer, Zack Ward
Production: Vince Desiderio, Uwe Boll, Steve Wik
Writer: Uwe Boll, Bryan C Knight
Music: Jessica De Rooij
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