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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Taking a look at IMDbs Film Festival board,I spotted a plan for an IMDb fest based around a series of titles.With not having heard about the film before,I decided to take a look at the page for Faults,which I discovered featured Final Destination 3 scream queen Mary Elizabeth Winstead,which led to me getting ready to discover who is at fault.The plot:Getting in debt by self-publishing his advice book on how to pull troubled minds out of "cults", Ansel becomes increasingly uninterested in the people who attend his book tour.Lashing out at an audience member after they blame him for the death of a teenage girl who appeared on his now-cancelled TV show,Ansel tells the crowd to pay him some cash so that he can sign their books and then leave.Walking on tiptoes up to him, Evelyn and Paul ask Ansel if he can help them to get back their "baby girl" Claire,who has gone and joined a cult.Initially dismissive of their requests,Ansel finds the couples willingness to cover his costs to be a real charm bracelet.Suspecting from the details they give that Claire is at the deep end with the cult,Roth tells Evelyn and Paul that the only option left for them is to kidnap Claire and take her to a remote location,where she can be de-programmed. Receiving the thumbs up from the parents,Ansel goes and kidnaps Claire. Placing Claire in a secure isolated location,Ansel begins the intense de-programing program,but soon begins to fear that Claire may not be the one who is getting de-programmed.View on the film:Filmed in just 18 days,writer/director Riley Stearns shows no faults in his excellent debut,which mixes jet-black Comedy with nerve- shredding indie chills. Largely taking place in one hotel room, Stearns & cinematographer Michael Ragen precisely use depth of field to subtly reveal the change in power from Ansel to Claire (and her family.)Allowing Ansel to step out into the sun, Stearns covers him in a scorching hot sun,which pops the heated tension that Ansel is under.For the dark satirical shots,the screenplay by Stearns takes a ruthless view at the self-help/psychobabble culture,as Ansel's crisp white shirt and user-friendly guides hide the deep bleaches behind a fading grin.Keeping away from just making this a satirical title,Stearns displays an expert eye in delivering psychological unease,thanks to the decision to stick everyone in one location allowing for the seeds of doubt in Ansel to be exposed,whilst Claire's shimmering confidence slowly casts a looming shadow across the screen.Stuck in a burnt at the edges suit, Leland Orser gives a superb performance as Ansel,thanks to Orser giving every sarcastic put-down a rich bitterness,whilst also allowing a feeling of Ansel crumbling under pressure to seep in.Joined by a great Lance Reddick, Mary Elizabeth Winstead gives an extraordinary performance as Claire.Avoiding any Scream Queen antics,Winstead hits Claire with an icy matter of fact delivery,thanks to Claire burning away her sweet charms to reveal a smart,calculating menace hidden from view.Final view on the film:A film with no "Faults" at all.

I have been a huge IMDb fan since 1998, and this is the first time I have felt compelled to write a review, so don't expect any literary accomplishment. Faults is in a word "original". I have always been fascinated by Cults ever since I was 10 years old and the Jonestown massacre so saturated the media that not even a young tyke like myself could avoid the story. Leland Orser plays an expert on debunking cults, who has fallen on very hard times. He is hired by the parents of a young girl who has been taken in by a religious cult. From there this story goes anywhere except where you think it will.I highly recommend this to anyone who is tired of tired plots. At just under 90 mins, what do you have to lose? Check this out and enjoy!!!

Original, well acted, and well produced/edited.This film is well worth seeing if you like original, well produced movies.From the beginning you are never really sure where the characters are heading - until the end.The characters draw you into their world and keep you there. Each event and emotion portrayed by brilliant acting. I had never seen any of the cast in previous movies, so it was refreshing seeing new faces (to me) bring the story to life.Whatever expectations you have for this film just forget them and let the story telling take you where it is going to go.

The premise here was certainly interesting, and the performances were fine, and the mood good, yet why wasn't it better? The film seems to aim at really deep and complex questions, and while on the surface it seems to work, it also has a problem trying to find a balance in the comedic and more atmospheric tone. One of the two main characters seems to be part of the problem from the start, so even then we know it will be quite difficult to overcome the flaws. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is very good here, really gripping on to her character in surprising, unexpected ways, even if she can't really elevate the film that much more. Not a bad film with a lot of decent stuff, but not very great either