I’ll keep this short and sweet. COAS is an absolute corker. They follow around 4 semi professional actors that impersonate super heroes on Hollywood boulevard, taking photos with tourists for a living. One is a compulsive and dedicated Superman; one a Clooney lookalike with a dirty past and a worse temper; one the perfect cheerleader dressed as Wonder Woman; finally a former homeless black guy dressing up has the hulk.

Capturing a moment in time when these ‘characters’ were being chastised by the police for harassing the public, COAS takes a very human look at all of these four characters.  It’s exceptionally well produced and flows seamlessly from start to finish. You really find yourself anticipating with baited breath what’s going to happen to each person next. Almost like they’re acting in their own life.

There’s plenty of highs and lows as they each chisel away each day at their dream of being a bona fide actor. Brilliant production and direction aside, what makes this doco so good is the humanity of it: it’s uncontrived, and at times brutally honest. In a sense, it’s reality TV at its finest.

Without doubt this is one of my favourite docos in a long time. And not in a Michael Moore ‘A Current Affair’ sense, a true doc. 5 out of 5.