Josh Jarman is an awkward film indeed. The main plot feels terribly contrived and the sub plots are just so ridiculous that you can't believe that they were actually included. the central plot concerns the title character writing a play that is going to get produced and his own artistic dream is sacrificed as he sees the theatre directors make it more commercial. What on earth is Pip Mushin trying to tell us. That in order to have integrity and remain true to yourself you must shun any chance of success, fame and wealth that might come your way? Kind of ironic coming from the man who accepted a role in "King Kong" just so he could fund his next project, so I have heard. the sub plots are excruciating, and it seems that every possible sitcom cliché is employed. Does Jarman's girlfriend have an overly seductive mother who tries to seduce him. Yes. Does the straight Josh Jarman have a polar opposite roommate who is quirky and bounces off all his lines. Yer sir! This film is such a lazy effort that it is really no wonder that it flopped!