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Fault is a fracture. It's a place where pressure builds until it releases

Mary Elizabeth Winstead at an event for Faults (2014)

Jeanne Tripplehorn and Leland Orser at an event for Faults (2014)

Beth Grant, Jon Gries, Leland Orser, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Sarah Beth Shapiro at an event for Faults (2014)

Leland Orser

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Chris Ellis

Riley Stearns

A cult deprogrammer is hired to help a couple whose daughter is under the influence of a mysterious cult.

Faults

Darkly comic, psychologically thrilling.

I&apos;ll always remember Leland Orser for his nervous role as a surviving victim of Se7en&apos;s John Doe. I&apos;ve probably seen him in bit parts since without realizing it&apos;s him, but Faults reveals his talent as he steps up to the task of a leading role. He&apos;s perfect as the cheap crook and Riley Stearns matches the darkly comic nature of his character with an ideal introduction. Stearns idiosyncratic style borrows from the best of modern cinema - the Coen brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson - but it pays off for a surreal, slightly stilted, but hilarious tone. Its premise of cult manipulation is immediately compelling, and it frames its story in a way that&apos;s offered skimmed over when it&apos;s portrayed on film and never committed to a full 90 minutes. Faults is a very confident debut, but it&apos;s a shame that the film wilts in its second half. It trades humour for a psychological thriller, and while it digs deeper into the characters, it loses its way by breaking its world. If only it didn&apos;t stumble in this final stretch, the twists in the ending could have had more impact. Still worth the watch.

7/10

Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire&apos;s parents recruit one of the world&apos;s foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth.


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I'll always remember Leland Orser for his nervous role as a surviving victim of Se7en's John Doe. I've probably seen him in bit parts since without realizing it's him, but Faults reveals his talent as he steps up to the task of a leading role. He's perfect as the cheap crook and Riley Stearns matches the darkly comic nature of his character with an ideal introduction. Stearns idiosyncratic style borrows from the best of modern cinema - the Coen brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson - but it pays off for a surreal, slightly stilted, but hilarious tone. Its premise of cult manipulation is immediately compelling, and it frames its story in a way that's offered skimmed over when it's portrayed on film and never committed to a full 90 minutes. Faults is a very confident debut, but it's a shame that the film wilts in its second half. It trades humour for a psychological thriller, and while it digs deeper into the characters, it loses its way by breaking its world. If only it didn't stumble in this final stretch, the twists in the ending could have had more impact. Still worth the watch.

7/10

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