Idaho International Film Festival
 

POSTAL

Uwe Boll
Canada, Germany, 2007, 104 minutes, Narrative
Cast: Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Larry Thomas, Verne Troyer, Uwe Boll
www.postal-the-movie.com
Postal  

The latest from Uwe Boll, the notorious director (and undefeated internet-critic boxing champion), defies his critic's expectations - it's a terrific movie. Postal delivers exactly what it promises: it's a laugh-out-loud, Postalblacker-than-pitch anarchic satire that lines up our sacred cows and slaughters them. A long-lived cult following is virtually guaranteed for this hypnotically entertaining cinematic Molotov cocktail. Boll's soon-to-be controversial comedy is an outrageously politically incorrect roller-coaster ride, with scenarios ripped screaming from the headlines - and something to offend everyone.

Uncle Dave (Foley from The Kids in the Hall and Newsradio) leads a Doomsday Cult whose fund-raising efforts run afoul of Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban - currently headquartered behind a convenience store. Both factions target a shipment of International Superstar Verne Troyer's Krotchy dolls. Elsewhere, Postal DudePostal (Zack Ward – who will join us at the Festival screening) is having a really bad day. He catches his morbidly obese wife rocking the trailer with their hillbilly landlord and all Hell breaks loose.

The veteran ensemble cast goes for broke with the tastelessly hilarious script, and Boll expertly maintains the frantic pacing necessary to handle the vast array of jaw-dropping material onscreen. And Postal is much smarter than it first appears - which never hurts. Get your tickets early (or the terrorists win).


Egyptian Theatre: Friday, September 28th at 9:15pm