Postman Pat: the Movie doesn’t get a stamp of approval.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
I'd never want to stand in the way of artists pushing things, but messing with Postman Pat is probably a step too far.
The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
Viewers unencumbered by nostalgia will probably see this zippy, occasionally funny movie as no more frantic or pop-culture-addled than the average multiplex fodder.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
The 6-year-old I watched it with summed it up perfectly: “It starts out fun but then it’s kinda sad and scary. And sorta boring, too.”
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Postman Pat: The Movie is a mostly charmless and dark affair.
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Sure, there are lapses in logic. But nice messaging, some zippy dance moves and a great use of the classic tune "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" end this charming, adult-friendly tale on a high note.
Postman Pat: The Movie is a disappointment; a modern-day reinvention of a traditional, much-loved classic that differs so far from its comfort zone that it'll have a difficult time winning audiences, let alone maintaining there attention.
Village Voice by Sherilyn Connelly
Postman Pat: The Movie is one of the best family films to come down the pike this year.