The Postman (1997)

REVIEW
Directed in the same style as his Oscar-winning Dances with Wolves, Costner gets sanctimonious once again, but this time with a screenplay so staggeringly inane you don't dare take any of it to heart. He plays a drifter in post-apocalyptic middle-America, a land now devoid of government and torn by gangs and renegade armies. When Costner steals the uniform from a dead postman (and takes his mail bag), he unintentionally becomes a beacon of hope for a gaggle of survivors (he represents the restoration of the government back East). The image of the mailman as savior of the new frontier — and as heroic action figure, period — is so ridiculous the movie borders on sheer camp. Yet Costner maintains an intended tone of solemnity, provoking enough snickering to make this the funniest unintentional comedy of the year.

FAVORITE LINE
"You give out hope like it was candy in your pocket." -- Olivia Williams as Abby, to The Postman