Boll's 'Postal' in distribution snub

Uwe Boll blames "political correctness" on the part of US distribution chains for the scaled-down release of his upcoming movie.

The much-maligned director had hoped to see Postal, a political black comedy, released in 1,500 theatres, but the film will only screen at 13-15 locations across the US.

Boll told The Hollywood Reporter: "This is for me very disappointing, to be honest. They don't like the political content. This is my personal feeling after trying for four or five weeks to get the distributors to book it. It's a ruthless comedy and makes jokes about 9/11 and all kinds of stuff, but at the same time I feel like it's my best-received movie so far."

All of Boll's films, including Alone In The Dark and Bloodrayne, have received critical drubbings and Postal does not appear to be faring much better. Of the twelve critic responses currently on online reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, only three are positive.

A spokesman for the AMC theater chain said Postal "does not have potential for commercial success in the US".

Boll responded to the snub by citing positive reactions from audience test screenings: "People were laughing their asses off. It works very well for the young male audience. It's a Monty Python kind of comedy, and I think that kind of product is missing right now because of political correctness."