Confessions of a Superhero

I gave this a seven stars simply because it entertained me. But know this, I am easily entertained.

The pathetic lives of Hollywood street performers are played out in excruciating detail in this film, as they imitate a success they will never attain, while they pose for pictures with tourists. These are back stories that we don't want to see: Sandy Dennis's son (is he or isn't he?

They came, dreaming to be stars - never feeling they'd end up living nightmares as sexless prostitutes.Homeless Hulk, reduced to celebrating earning a part as a villain's sidekick in a film that few will see and less will remember venerating where he slept in an alley-way and yet in a quest for the almighty dollar blacks out in 130 degree heat...

A fascinating and somewhat depressing look into the world of some street performers in Hollywood. A good documentary for those who have dreams of making it big in movies.

This documentary is about four people who have moved to Los Angeles in hopes of becoming professional actors. However, they are still struggling and so they make ends meet by parading up and down Hollywood Boulevard in superhero costumes--making money posing with tourists who want a photo.

The cover shot- of a Superman wannabe stretched out on what appears to be a psychiatrist's couch- was all the impetus I needed to rent this one. Like most of us, the panhandlers profiled here want to be super heroes.

Wouldn't go out of my way to find this one...okay for late-night viewing if you channel-surf to it.

Confessions of a Super Hero is a rather glum documentary with very little wiggle room to expand beyond its original premise of four misfits costuming themselves in super hero to make a living on Hollywood Boulevard. Talk about your boulevard of broken dreams.

I've seen plenty, though certainly not the majority, of documentaries, and I must say Confessions of a Superhero is one of the most widely original to date. What other director tackles not just superheroes, but panhandlers posed as fantasy characters hanging around for a few bucks for a picture with tourists?