Movie Review: Uwe Boll's Postal

Controversial independent filmmaker Uwe Boll has returned with a new film that is sure to generate more controversy than any of his previous releases to date. In the new film "Postal", Boll lampoons politics, pop culture, corporations, religion, and society in an orchestra of violence and mayhem.

The film is loosely based on the hit game series of the same name by Running with Scissors, and stars Zack Ward as The Postal Dude. The Dude is desperate to get out of the run down town of Paradise Arizona, and get away from his corpulent and unfaithful spouse so he can finally get a life.

A series of bad events ranging from a job interview from hell to a shootout at a benefits office have left him at wits end and he reluctantly seeks the help of his uncle Dave (Dave Foley), who runs a bizarre cult.

Uncle Dave has his own set of problems as it seems he is deep in debt to the I.R.S. and his days of womanizing the eager members of his cult are about to be replaced by prison for failing to pay said taxes.

In a move born of desperation, The Dude and Uncle Dave plan to rob a series of rare and valuable dolls from a local amusement park and sell them online to generate the funds they both need.

The plan hits a snag when the local chapter of the Taliban is tasked by Osama Bin Ladin (Larry Thomas), to obtain the same dolls as part of their nefarious scheme to cause mass mayhem and destruction.

In no time, The Dude is caught up in a world gone mad with the Taliban, angry mobs, and everyone in between gunning for him as he trys to keep things together and not go Postal.

The film is less linear than traditional films and is more in the style of "Kentucky Fried Movie", or the "Groove Tube" in that it employs a series of segments connected to form a whole. The film jumps from scene to scene, and is not afraid to go off on what seems to be an unrelated tangent, only to return to the theme later in the film.
While some of the jokes in the film do not work as well as they could have, there are some good laughs to the film and moments in the film that will make you think as Boll cleverly inserts commentary both subtle and blunt into his script.