Nepotism, Sentimentality and Kevin Costner's The Postman

What happened to Kevin Costner? By the late 1990s, the star of Dances with Wolves, The Untouchables and JFK had gone from being one of Hollywood's biggest stars to becoming a box-office liability. If Waterworld was the infamous warning sign, then 1997's The Postman may have been the movie that finally sealed his fate. In this video, I'm counting down the TOP 5 MOST CRINGE-WORTHY, EYE-ROLLING MOMENTS from Kevin Costner's ambitious post-apocalyptic epic. From questionable casting decisions to suspicious family cameos, we'll look beyond the cringe to examine why The Postman failed, why audiences had grown tired of Costner's reluctant-hero persona, and how a single decision could have turned the movie into something very different. Music and sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com/ 00:00 Costner's Other Apocalyptical Flop 01:04 Inexplicable Patriotism 03:04 Ponytail's Awkward Crush 04:22 Rampant Nepotism 05:16 A Bizarre Statue 06:19 Tom Petty and a Zipline Montage 06:45 The Real Problem With Kevin Costner's The Postman