Shortcomings

"Shortcomings ambles like a classic city-based dramedy... but Park makes his version of a familiar indie stand out."

"This is a movie full of people who are flawed, and real."

"Thanks to Tomine's nuanced writing and characterisation, following all of Ben's 'Shortcomings' is surprisingly fun."

"Shortcomings takes some bruising blows at cultural expectations about Asian Americans both inside and outside the community... Oh, and it’s hilarious."

"As a director, Park maintains a quick pace that fits Tomine’s scrappy and theory-laden screenplay..."

"This movie feels too scared to say what it really wants to say... it’s tiptoeing around desire, fetishism, hypocrisy, and disposability, and it’s unnecessarily confusing."

"In the transition from page to screen, some of the rawer edges of the comic seem to have been sanded down."

"An appealingly acted but watered-down dramedy."

"There is a distinct lacklustre quality to Shortcomings in its biggest moments. It feels, at times, generic."