Results (2015)

Results: Directed by Andrew Bujalski. With Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Berridge. Two mismatched personal trainers’ lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.

“ Results stars Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, and Kevin Corrigan. Pearce and Smulders play personal trainers for an up and coming gym called Fit 4 Life. The film more or less revolves around these two. They are enjoying a decently profitable business when a bored multimillionaire (Corrigan) decides that he should try and lose some weight. So, Fit 4 Life takes him on as a client. Despite their better judgment of course. Needless to say u0026#39;Resultsu0026#39; plays by itu0026#39;s own set of rules. Rules that many films today are to safe to even attempt.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut this is why this film is so compelling. It feels real because there is so much that separates it from everything else. Easily, the best part of this film is in its cast. The best of the bunch being Pearce. He plays the ambitious owner of Fit 4 Life. A man that genuinely wants to do good. Even though he may not be able to get that point across without stumbling over himself countless times. But every one else does a great job as well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis may be due to impressive character writing. Few films these days put this amount of effort into molding its characters. The main three all may seem to have the same problems but itu0026#39;s how they handle these problems thatu0026#39;s so compelling. Each one deals with their mid life crisis in different ways. Corrigan canu0026#39;t help but buy anything and everything that he thinks he needs. And Smulders jumps between jobs and men equally, in a sad attempt to try and give her life some meaning.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut the back bone of u0026#39;Resultsu0026#39; resides in its rom com structure. The film approaches this genre of film from a different direction that easily reinvigorates its familiar story line. With its impressively drawn characters at its back u0026#39;Resultsu0026#39; hits some ludicrously funny marks. It offers a well drawn, sharp script that basks in its own awkward set pieces and dialogue. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe problem with u0026#39;Resultsu0026#39; is that the film seems to come to a head not quite halfway through the film. After this hilarious climax everything afterwards just feels like an after thought. So, nearly half of this film feels tacked on. While it wasnu0026#39;t noticeably bad it was certainly harder to focus on the film. Saying that this film moves at its own pace is an understatement. At best itu0026#39;s uneven and worst, sluggish. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;Resultsu0026#39; is not a bad film. Itu0026#39;s funny, fresh, and offers fleshed out characters that are performed perfectly by its cast. But, u0026#39;Resultsu0026#39; may a bit to unconventional for its own good. It moves at an uncomfortably slow pace that is often to sluggish for its own good.”