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Richard
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Faith
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J.K. Simmons | ... |
Candidate Welles
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Ralf Moeller | ... |
Officer John
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Verne Troyer | ... | ||
Chris Spencer | ... |
Officer Greg
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Michael Paré | ... |
Panhandler
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Erick Avari | ... | ||
Lindsay Hollister | ... |
Recorder
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Brent Mendenhall | ... | ||
Rick Hoffman | ... |
Mr. Blither
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Michael Benyaer | ... |
Mohammed
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The story begins with a regular Joe who tries desperately to seek employment, but embarks on a violent rampage when he teams up with cult leader Uncle Dave. Their first act is to heist an amusement park, only to learn that the Taliban are planning the same heist as well. Chaos ensues, and now the Postal Dude must not only take on terrorists but political figures as well. Written by cgw@mac.com
I'm apparently an oddball for giving this movie an "8". Most votes are for a "10" or a "1". Actually, the average score and the mean score reveal VERY little about the quality of this movie. It has video game style gore *of children*, so many people probably walk out/turn it off then and give it a "1" on IMDb just for those scenes. It is shocking.
OTOH, once you get over the shock, it is a hilarious movie. It does have a quirky style. It also has many crystal clear moments of lucidity, followed by utter absurdity the likes which have never been seen before.
I don't know much about Uwe Boll, but I do think I could actually get into film making because of the freshness of the scenes and plots.
So, offbeat funny but with ever-present political and satirical undertones. If this attracts you, you're perhaps another "10". If getting your brains blown out doesn't sound like a good way to clear your head, then you'd probably give it a "1".
Easy recommendation for most people.