Jay Harris This is a 2002 film written & directed by Brad Fraser. It is based on his play POOR SUPER MAN.This is only his second screenplay, his first was the equally excellent LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS.There are only 5 characters in the film.We have a supposedly straight young couple,who own a small diner, a successful gay artist, who takes a part time job as a waiter in this diner,his best friend who used to be a guy,& another friend,who also was born a guy, his story is not a very happy one.Yes we do have both type sex scenes, & they are exceptionally very well handled.Brad Fraser writes with great charm & wit,he has created wonderful, complex people,we may disagree with some thoughts BUT we care for each one. There are enough light humorous scenes in the first hour,so we can accept the sadness towards the ending.The reference to Superman is part of the authors wit.The actors are from Canadien & American TV. they are Troy Ruptash, Vince Corazz, Lynda Boyd, Charlee Taylor & Thom Allison.I hope all 5 become real big stars.The movie was filmed in Winnipeg,Alberta,Canada.The only release it got was in various film festivalsIt did win the Grande Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2002.It should have had more honours, it is that good a movie.Rent this & see it, I am sure you all will like it.Ratings; **** (out of 4) 97 points (out of 100) IMDb 10 (out of 10)

terryhall2 SPOILERS The best thing about this film is the eroticism of the love scenes, in particular the reality of them with the handsome Mr Corazza. The one with the two guys naked together before the artist's girlfriend walks in is nice to watch. The movie concerns a rather dislikeable artist who needs a job to stimulate his creativity and takes a position as a waiter in a small cafe/restaurant in Winnipeg. The husband and wife team welcome his ideas and treat him as a friend, but the artist, who seems constantly indifferent to the husband, has actually fallen in love with him and fantasises about him through his paintings. The husband likes the artist and is moved to see his portraits so beautifully executed. The two men start an affair which has sad repercussions, particularly for the husband, who is a good man brought down by an artist who seems intent on breaking up the guy's marriage (and then doesn't even want him afterwards) The wife is left running her cafe alone, the husband takes a trip somewhere we do not know and the artist is left alone with the ashes of his dear friend, trans-sexual Shannon. The two threads that run through the film are incongruous- the constant references to Superman (since I believe this came from the title of the stage-play) and the AIDS story. The actor who played Shannon played her well, but it did not fit the rest of the film which could have been a whole lot lighter and instructive had it not gone done the usual route of gay suffering and death - a fine start to a film leading to a depressing ending. Overall, Vince Corazzo stood out, I was irritated by Josh (the artist) but that's just a personal thing.

stevehansen4 From the description in the television guide, I wasn't sure if I'd like this one. But, thanks to 'Here!' channel, I got to see it uninterrupted and found it to be a super film ... a very insightful story of very believable characters by an extremely talented, perfectly-cast, fascinating group of actors(none of whom I have ever seen before, but hope to see often). Of course, the brilliant author/director had 'something to do with it'. I found each character to be fully drawn and could identify with each of them ... something I don't see often in films.I want to see more about these people. Thank you all for sharing with us.Please, folks, do not hesitate to dive into this one with both feet and your whole heart.

bison257 I think I'm willing to give this flick a bit more credit than some of the other commentators. While I think there were some problems with the ending, overall the script worked pretty well. I do agree the part of Violet could have been beefed up a bit more; still, I think this was a fairly engaging movie about love & desire. I thought Ruptash as David was convincing. The only things that seem forced are the constant references to "Superman"; I know that this is supposed to be the subtext for movie, but it feels like the director/writer just stuck it in to hammer home his message. Even so, I think this movie works well for a portrayal of someone who's finding out things about himself he never suspected (Corazza as Matt). This may work better as a play, as did the director/writer's "Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love" vs. the movie "Love and Human Remains" (although I thought it was a pretty good movie).