Results

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Not sure why the Producers thought to classify this as a comedy but it is actually a very sad film about an ensemble of dark, emotionally unstable people with no direction in life. There is no plot, the story just follows their lives and has no conclusion. I almost turned it off several times because of the amateur cinematography. The DP should invest in a gimbal. The Directory should know better.

Really enjoyed this movie. All the actors are brilliant and the script is so original and funny in parts and the themes quite deep. I'm Scottish and this is definitely our type of humour. If Guy Pearce is in a film it's nearly always good. He must be able to read a script and just know. But it is definitely a romantic comedy DRAMA. If people are expecting a traditional romantic comedy they will be sorely disappointed and this possibly explains the low IMDb rating because this is undoubtedly a good film. Would recommend.

Texan slice of life with characters who live on the edge. Quirky. Unpredictable. Finally satisfying. Glad Pearce gets to speak in his native Australian accent. Even happier that no reference is made to it!

"Results" is one of those tedious, quirky indie flicks with no in-built audience. Worse still, I had a fear it was intended as a comedy, and IMDb confirms this. It's not enough to say that there are no laughs in the movie. There's no humour. Nothing connects as though it is supposed to be funny. It's like another recent movie, "Drinking Buddies". That too was about people talking and doing boring things together, none of it of any interest to the viewer. You have to be careful about the word "weird" when describing something you don't like. A lot of weird movies are fascinating: most of David Lynch's or Cronenberg's repertoire, for example. "Results" and "Drinking Buddies" are not weird in themselves. It is, however, weird that their makers would expect anyone would want to watch them. Seeing a group of people enjoy this movie would be as bizarre as having a group of people stare enthralled at a hole in the wall for seven hours.

The movie sure did a great job in maintaining its overall mood of being flat and lonesome. That mood is so much present in the way the movie pictures how the surrounding locations which have few people. The story is uniquely interesting since it can project three different focuses of Kat, Trevor, and then both Kat and Trevor with Danny as the sole link between them. The thing is, the movie's opening sequences only served as attention grabbers and didn't really contribute to the whole story plot whatsoever. Then there's the ending which is surprisingly also flat and didn't offer anything else after the main conflict is resolved. The acting overall is quite nice. Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders did their homework well in being in characters as personal trainers. Kevin Corrigan on the other hand quite surprised me that he can balance the acting level from Pearce and Smulders.

I had high hopes for this film after seeing it on A.O. Scott's "Best of 2015" list. I was not disappointed. "Results" is laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling from beginning to end. There are a few qualities of the film that I particular care for. Its characters, and the relationships between them, are rich in texture and charm, thanks largely to three stellar performances by Smulders, Pearce, and Corrigan. Their chemistry is electrifying and the dialogue feels incredibly organic. Even though tension builds throughout the film, the tone remains light. Bujalski never forces a thesis down the viewer's throat, but continuously provokes reflection on questions that are clearly on his mind (e.g. how exactly do preoccupations with our physical selves relate to happiness?) The humor is understated, but never deadpan or droll. Corrigan, as one might predict, is responsible for most of the laughs, but he leverages body language and facial expression unlike he's done so before. I would file "Results" next to some of Joe Swanberg's films (e.g. Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas). Without a doubt, it is among the best movies of 2015.

Action stars Cobie Smulders and Guy Pearce get a chance to stretch as "musclebound rageaholics" (fitness coaches Kat and Trevor) in this rambling but clever comedy. The film's real hero, however, is Danny (Kevin Corrigan), a rich, schlumpfy client who likes to spread his money around in a helpful way—reminded me a little of the Weenie King in "The Palm Beach Story." I can see why "Results" made it onto NY Times critic A.O. Scott's ten-best list*; I can also see why so many online commenters found it annoying and boring… For one thing, writer/director Andrew Bujalski lets his mumblecore roots show by intercutting long, talky scenes with odd bits of indie filler (Kat does isometrics, Trevor plays with his dog) that don't do much to advance the plot. After a very good start—while it still seems like Danny's going to be the main character—the pacing starts to lag with a couple of subtle plot maneuvers that are well thought out but not all that involving. Luckily Kat pulls it all together in a great screwball-comedy set piece, an everything-on-the-table business dinner with Russian "kettlebell guru" Anthony Michael Hall. Truth be told, Pearce and Smulders don't have a whole lot of chemistry, so they do just fine as conflicted exes; it's not all that satisfying when they finally get together. Fans of "Punch-Drunk Love" may enjoy this one too; others not attuned to the indie sensibility should exercise caution. * More recently, a couple of Times critics put Corrigan and Pearce (both for best supporting) and Bujalski's screenplay on their lists of perfect-world Oscar noms.

Wesley Morris (man, I miss reading his reviews on Grantland every week) called this movie "sneak attack romance." It is also sneak attack comedy and character development. But the story never feels forced. Maybe that's the nuanced performances or maybe it's the little moments that make the whole thing feel genuine. I did not know these movies were still getting made, honestly. I'm glad they are. They make you laugh without punchlines, and that should not be so rare.

I found the movie slightly amusing, but just slightly. It have a few laughs here and there. They attempt to be quirky, and I guess in a since that did work out for them, but the quirky was not all that entertaining. The movie starts out pretty strong, but once you get half way through, you can feel it lagging, and I just wanted to end. It's a romantic comedy that has not surprises so you know they'll stay with the formula, so there was no need to drag it out, but the filmmakers do. Which is too bad, because it's worth seeing for the acting talents of Guy Pearce,Cobie Smulders and Kevin Corrigan, but you have too sit through a lot of useless time for that talent.