Results

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Results is an independent romantic comedy written and directed by Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess). It was acquired for distribution before its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Starring in the film are Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan, Giovanni Ribisi, Brooklyn Decker, and Anthony Michael Hall.

Recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable, Danny (Kevin Corrigan) would seem to be the perfect test subject for a definitive look at the relationship between money and happiness. Danny’s well-funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor (Guy Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Cobie Smulders). Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professionally and personally.

Bujalski took an unorthodox approach to writing developing his story and came up with an idea based on which actors he wanted to work with. “I started to think about actors I liked, actors I knew, and what I might want to see them doing that I could really build a story upon. I’d met Guy Pearce a couple years earlier about another project, and I’d liked him a great deal. Kevin Corrigan meanwhile was an actor I’d been a massive fan of since the mid-90s and in more recent years, had struck up a little friendship with. These two men, besides great talent and a certain fascinating inscrutability, had little apparent in common—the square-jawed, very private Australian and the laconic Bronx indie guy—and so their images began to mingle in my head, chocolate and peanut butter, and I laughed to consider them ever sharing the same universe.”

Results is rated 14A. Read our review here.