The issues that grab Butts's attention don't always find a tidy resolution.

And, like the original "Defenders," the film does not opt for tidy resolutions.

"From a Buick 8" winds up offering a less tidy resolution than might be expected.

Three weeks later, Mexico's Congress unexpectedly entered the fray and destroyed the promise of a tidy resolution.

Mr. Briody's songs are concerned with storytelling rather than pick-up trucks and tidy resolutions.

Only when the film seeks tidy resolution for a tangled set of problems does this restraint seem overwhelmed by the complexity of the situation.

Occasionally, you can feel the author's hand too firmly on her characters' backs, pushing them toward tidy resolutions.

While many people are happy with tidy and task-oriented resolutions - stop smoking, drop a few pounds, lay off the Scotch - others are more ambitious.

Because this is a true story, the narrative does not lend itself to the tidy, satisfactory resolution that picture books usually demand.

But a tidy resolution isn't required because the lawsuit served a significant purpose: Harris put the entire homophobic sports culture on notice.