Resolution

2012
6.4| 1h33m| NR| en
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A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.

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Also starring Vinny Curran

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Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
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.
sbmocnod I admit I like low-budget horror movies with low-key fright and a cast of unknowns, except for the great Zahn McClarnon, who takes his intense Native American role from 'Longmire' to a darker level. Just be sure to stick around for the final credits. The song performed behind them, 'Stoneback Ridge,' is alone worth the price of admission. When is this instant classic going to be available as an MP3?
andras_sebok The premise was very intriguing but the way the so called clues are discovered and interpreted by Michael make very little sense. I sort of liked the film until about halfway through and it just got increasingly annoying how the story never really took off. Not to mention the shite finish.. I know the writer/director were trying to be all mysterious and all that crap but it was just a lame ending to a progressively disappointing movie. The acting is OK, I didn't have a problem with the low budget, if the storyline is properly written, a small budget can still lead to a great movie. This one was definitely not one. A good idea wasted.
Cameron Nelson Resolution starring Vinny Curran, Peter Cilella, directed by Justin Benson, and Aaron Scott Moorhead is about a man (Cilella) who receives a strange video of his best junkie friend named Chris(Curran) acting strangely and Michael(Cilella) comes up to the mountains to get his best friend clean of drugs for a week but he soon realizes that there is something very sinister with them. Resolution was a VERY good movie that I had one flaw with THE PACING. Everything else was fantastic in fact I encourage everyone to see this movie!!!!STOP HERE FOR SPOILER FREE REVIEW!!!!! P.S. I think the thing at the end was a malevolent angel or demon.