Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

mrstrangerjones I have been trying to watch all of the films directed by Aaron Scott Moorhead and Justin Benson (excluding that segment of VHS: Viral, cause I want to actually watch a GOOD movie) before eventually watching and reviewing "The Endless".The first film of theirs that I watched was "Spring", which I thought was a compelling romance drama with horror elements sprinkled in.Now, I have watched their first film, "Resolution". And it was pretty good.PROS: I thought the performances were pretty good, especially that of Vinny Curran. He plays a character who is going through withdrawal. This kind of role is normally hard to pull off, but Curran did a great job. It felt really realistic.The concept was a really unique one. The only other time that I've heard of a horror movie involving someone easing their friend through withdrawal was 2013's "Evil Dead", but all similarities end there. This movie is quite different. I won't say what exactly the film is about, because it's so outlandish that I think others should learn about it themselves.I think the cinematography was pretty good when it came to the context. Normally, one would say that it kinda felt like amateur filmmaking, but I think that that was the point. Again, I won't go into details, but it fits the context of the story.CONS: I like slow burns in films, especially in horror films. However, I felt that this film didn't really afford to be as slow as it was. When I got halfway through the movie, the first thought that came into my mind was "When is something actually going to happen?"I feel that there were a lot of plot elements in this movie that didn't really feel like they should all be in the same movie. It tried to be a drama about addiction and friendship, a horror movie, and a twisty mind-screw all in the same movie. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.Overall, this movie was really good, and I do recommend it, as well as the other movies directed by Moorhead/Benson.

Ricardo Moreno A small paced movie with a so so mysterious story. The movie sends us some clues about what might have been happening in the cabin or its surroundings during the past years, but at the end... nothing is uncovered.Nothing that happens is relevant for the action! The reservation Indians are not relevant for the action. The weird persons that show up are not relevant for the action. The only reason for the action is the struggle between a childhood friend vs his drug addiction. Those are good drama scenes. If this was the main action of the movie it would have been a nice drama film. By using the past ghosts of a man trying a self redemption by saving his addicted friend.All the mystery is useless, despite some futuristic / sci-fi scenes that allow a spirit or an alien to control nowadays technology and predict the future...All the mystery ends in a ridiculous way, so it's BAD.

Lloyd Bayer If you've ever seen photographic film being developed, you will agree that it's a slow but painstaking process. And no matter how many photos you've developed that way, it's always rewarding when you see the picture emerging into existence. Resolution works the same way, only here the real picture emerges well after you've seen the film. And then it continues to play on your mind by taunting you into reassessing what you've just seen, over and over again.Just like various chemicals used to develop film, there are several catalysts at work in this multi-layered but slow cooking pot boiler. Distributed as a horror-mystery thriller, none of this is remotely apparent when we are first introduced to lead characters Mike (Peter Cilella) and Chris (Vinny Curran). They are best friends and over time we get to know them fairly well. What's apparent is that Chris is a meth addict and Mike wants to save his friend by forcefully inducing withdrawal through cold turkey. Holed up in a depilated shack in the middle of nowhere, Chris is bitter about it but Mike is patient and persistent. Their bickering goes on for a while, sometimes funny, sometimes drab, until you feel it playing out like a pretentious 'friend in need' story. You, the viewer, can be forgiven for thinking this is getting all too boring. You want more drama, peril, action. You keep wondering why the filmmakers said this film is a horror thriller. And just then it starts - things go from bad to worse between Mike and Chris as they are unwittingly drawn into a situation that is not only dangerous, but gets weirder and weirder by the minute."It's an unusual story with a beginning, middle and end", a key character tells Mike when he goes looking for answers. This is a pivotal moment in the film that reveals a major clue and one that will come in handy by the time we get to the seemingly absurd ending. But Mike doesn't get it, and if you've not been paying attention, neither will you as the viewer. It's not that Resolution tries to be a film meant for rocket scientists, or prides itself as a mind-bender. For a low budget indie horror film, the concept is not only off-the-beaten-path, but one that requires literally thinking outside the box to fully appreciate its making. If I were to compare, directors Justin Benson (also the scriptwriter) and Aaron Moorhead uses a ploy similar to the one that got The Cabin in the Woods a lot of mixed reactions. Viewers of that film either loved it or hated it. Cut from the same cloth, the concept here is fresh and astoundingly visceral, two qualities that are hard to come by in contemporary horror cinema. But if horror cinema has a new sub-genre, then this is the film to have created it and along with it, a new monster you'll never see during the film. Figuring out who or what that monster is, is undeniably what sets this film apart with a euphoric high.

MattBirk Oddly enough, Resolution might be the least 'horror-esque' movie I have seen in a very long time, it's labeled by many as a horror movie but I think the mystery/drama genre would suit it better. But whatever genre you want to label it under one thing is for sure, it's meta. At first the movie seems like a slow drama about two friends rekindling their friendship, but then the movie slowly starts transitioning into a surreal nightmare where nothing is what it seems.Resolution works because the two characters in the movie are extremely likable (not the mention the acting between the two being fantastic). This is the main storyline, one friend helping another get past his drug addiction with nothing but brute force. But at the same time Resolution slowly rolls out another more 'meta' storyline that slowly builds alongside the main narrative. As the movie progresses, the horror-esque story line gets larger & larger and much creepier, to the point where it takes over as the main story. Once this happens, the movie moves into the horror genre and things start to get very weird very fast.It's this process of building two stories together that makes Resolution so original and engrossing. We start out with the story that sucks the viewer in with its warm-hearted intentions and then starts to throw us curveballs with its more cryptic storyline which allows the tension to rise and paranoia set in. Everything in Resolution works, the comedy hits, the friendship is authentic, it's unpredictable in the best possible way and the movie leaves you with a lasting thought.If you're someone who enjoys a good mystery with a dash of horror, Resolution is something you should seek out!