SHORTCOMINGS Trailer (2023) Debby Ryan, Comedy Movie

SHORTCOMINGS Trailer (2023) Debby Ryan, Comedy Movie

SHORTCOMINGS Trailer (2023) Debby Ryan, Jacob Batalon
© 2023 - Sony Pictures

"While the cat's away, the mouse will play." Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the official trailer for an excellent indie comedy called Shortcomings, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. I saw this at the fest and really enjoyed it, it's a fresh and surprisingly honest romantic comedy about the experiences of Asian Americans - told from an entirely different perspective. The story follows a trio of young Bay Area urbanites – Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi, and Alice Kim – as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships, traversing the country seeking the ideal connection. Shortcomings is directed by comedian / actor Randall Park, making his feature directorial debut. It's based on the graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine. The film stars Justin H. Min as Ben, Sherry Cola as Alice, Ally Maki as Miko, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon, and Timothy Simons. I wrote in my review how great Park is as a director, "handing all of the unique characters, the emotions, the realism, the honesty, the dishonesty, the messiness, the quirkiness, and the humor with grace." Check it out.
MOVIE INFO
Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he's not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice, a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and begins to explore what he thinks he might want.

Rating: R

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Lgbtq+, Romance

Original Language: English

Director: Randall Park

Producer: Hieu Ho, Randall Park, Michael Golamco, Margot Hand, Jennifer Berman, Howard Cohen, Eric d'Arbeloff

Writer: Adrian Tomine

Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2023 Limited

Runtime: 1h 32m

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Shortcomings is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Randall Park, from a screenplay by Adrian Tomine, based upon his comic of the same name. It stars Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon and Timothy Simons.

It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and is scheduled to be released on August 4, 2023, by Sony Pictures Classics.

Cast
Justin H. Min as Ben, a cynical movie theater owner
Sherry Cola as Alice, Ben's best friend
Ally Maki as Miko, Ben's girlfriend
Debby Ryan as Sasha, Ben's love interest
Tavi Gevinson as Autumn, the newest movie theater employee
Sonoya Mizuno as Meredith, Alice's girlfriend
Jacob Batalon as Gene, a movie theater employee
Timothy Simons as Leon, a fashion designer who is Miko's love interest
Additionally, Scott Seiss appears as Lamont, another movie theater employee, while Stephanie Hsu and Ronny Chieng cameo as Mrs. and Mr. Wong, two characters in a film that Ben dislikes,[2] with director Randall Park also appearing in a cameo as Ji-Hun, a restaurant waiter.

Production
In March 2021, it was announced Randall Park would direct the film from a screenplay by Adrian Tomine, based upon his comic of the same name, with Roadside Attractions set to produce.[3] In August 2022, Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon and Timothy Simons joined the cast of the film, with principal photography concluding in New York City.[4]

Release
It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023.[5] In March 2023, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film.[6] It is scheduled to be released on August 4, 2023.[7]

Reception
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 83% of 40 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Randall Park's directorial debut has humor and heart, giving star Justin H. Min a swoonworthy starring vehicle with few Shortcomings."[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on ten reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]