Postal Worker

I laughed till I cried,, I loaned the DVD to a buddy and he did too. I worked for the post office once, and there are lots of inside jokes and characters that are just the way I remember the place. Btw: Postal killings never happened in Canadian post office like in the US. The Canadian Postal union is very strong and stands up to management and workers are paid a fair wage. I understand that the US Postal Service was obligated to hire Vietnam Vets,,combine that with abusive management and guns that any idiot can buy and you have the frame work for this movie. US gun culture has always looked pretty funny to Canadians. Michael Moore's Bowling is just as funny as Postal Worker. I look forward to seeing his 9/11,, that won Cannes. Moore's cartoon Making of America is another funny one,, (try downloading it).

We as a society no longer have crusades, inquisitions, or rampaging melees of combat. So, instead, we go postal.

Postal Worker is interesting in that the entire mailing agency is portrayed as a simmering pot of twisted individuals. We get the notion that one such worker- Oren- is demented, but soon realize that the entire institution is a madhouse. Some would call the film an irresponsible carnography, but skillful subplotting and flashbacks weave a much more intricate-- and ultimately unnerving- tale of mayhem.

Over-the-top special effects are dominant-- and for good reason. The film takes us on an almost cartoon-like look at an admittedly morbidly fascinating topic. In some ways, it's like an indie version of Natural Born Killers but with an atmosphere that hits disturbingly closer to home.

Tolka's recommendation: Don't watch this one with a humanitarian/Spielberg/"Life is Beautiful" disposition. Instead, simply view it as a comical satire depicting America as a slaughtering madhouse.