Year: 2015
Director: Andrew Bujalski
Screenplay: Andrew Bujalski
Starring: Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan
Synopsis is here:
The romcom hasn’t died. It’s just gone indie. It’s also reworked
itself somewhat. Results has popped up the on streaming feed and illustrates
just why the likes of Netflix have become so valuable for film fans. At its
best, Results sometimes brings the type of chuckles that wouldn’t be too out of place of
a more typical romantic comedy. Although the film rolls at such a peculiar pace
and rhythm that it could never be sold as a Nora Ephron.
Streaming is the best place for a film like this. Its story drapes
baggily over the films jagged characters. There’s no Hanks/Ryan relationships
here. There is, however, a delightfully screwed up love triangle involving an all
too trusting Guy Pierce, a bitterly acerbic Colby Smulders and an unkempt and schlubby
Kevin Corrigan.
There’s good chemistry here, along with some nicely awkward
gags. All played out in Andrew Bujalski’s strangely untroubled style. His
laid back direction hasn’t changed much since his debut feature; Funny Ha, Ha (2002). Here
with a larger budget, however, he shows his comfort with his craft. He’s perhaps
a tad too at ease with everything. Results’ languid style can make you wonder
why a film like this is as long as it is.
Not to complain too much though. Results , like Bujalski’s
Computer Chess is fascinated by broken communication and the importance of
repair . Before it was personal computers, this time its the physical body. Yet in the foreground, it’s always relationships that slip in between the
hobbies that keep Bujalski’s characters up at night.
