Shortcomings

...this peppy and romantic-ish comedy...

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

Luckily, this isn’t a picture that lives and dies on big fights or charged monologues. 
Even when you expect “Shortcomings” to land on a redemptive note, it surprises you.

As a film contributing to the larger conversation of Asian American representation onscreen, it’s refreshing to see one that rejects the conventions that typically come with the territory...