SHORTCOMINGS | Official Trailer (2023)
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Published 2023-06-14
Directed by: Randall Park
Written by: Adrian Tomine
Starring: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon, Timothy Simons
Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When heβs 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.
All Comments (21)
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Love this new generation of Asian American films and film makers. Shortcomings is a great graphic novel by Adrian Tomine.
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i didn't ever expect to see justin min and debby ryan in the same frame but here we are!! super cool for randall park to be directing rather than starring and i'm so excited to see this story on the big screen!
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Of course his character name is Ben here too lol love it
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that last scene was hilarious
He was so hopeful and excited...and then she takes the chair and leaves π€£π€£ -
Halpert going places, good for him
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Saw this tonight. If you liked the original Optic Nerve comics, you won't be disappointed. The movie follows the graphic novel beat for beat, with just a few exceptions that make it work better as a screen adaptation. The Alice-Ben relationship feels more authentic in the movie. Debby Ryan is great as Sasha and Justin Min is great as Ben Tanaka. I think Miko was miscast. That should've been Lucie Zhang. They don't really make smaller, indie movie like this anymore for theatrical release so enjoy it while you can.
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Put Justin Min in everything !!
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I loved this book in college! So cool to see it find a new medium/audience. Tomine is a great writer.
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Itβs such a lovely trailer! ππ½
Randall Park should be credited for an assured direction. -
"Is anyone sitting here?" ππ
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Good movie. Has some cute life lessons. Especially the ending.
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"Is anyone sitting here"? "No" (pulls away chair) ππππππππππππππ 1:50
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I'm so psyched for this as a fan of Adrian Tomine's work!
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We got another Ben π
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Congrats to Randall Park! So great to finally see movies and series being released with Asian leads! Looks like Shang-Chi and Crazy Rich Asians finally cracked open the dam!
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I'm happy to see Justin in more stuff π I like his charisma
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If the movie is as good as the trailer, this will be a hit.
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I loved the graphic novel. It was raw in exploring Many weaves of Asian American issues. Kind of dark in its implications about the minority experience and relationships. This trailer seems lighter on the mood and acts a little cutesy with the characters. I'm looking forward to the film. I hope it's good
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Light-hearted and heavy at the same time. Loving this!
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The scene at the end with the chair. Definitely experienced that.
