Faults is a movie that doesn't really fit into a specific genre, but it has elements of dark comedy, drama and a bit of mystery while being set more as a character study piece.Great performances all around with Leland Orsher and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (who I will definitely be looking forward seeing more from) in the 2 leads.It's about a man (Orsher) who's a specialist on cults and mind-control who's asked to revert a cult-member's mind (Winstead) to a 'normal' way of thinking.More part of the movie takes place in one setting but it never gets boring as the characters are rich and interesting.

Dramas that principally take place in a room or two had better have attention to detail in sets, props, lighting, and cinematography. And, of course, they should have an engaging, creative story with beyond the call exceptional acting. This film does all that. Why not five stars? First, no subtitles and with sometimes poor articulation, sometimes poor audio levels a lot of dialogue is missed so you have to turn the volume way up or rewind (I did both) and that helped only in a few cases. Second, in the bonus section you can listen to actors, etc. comments as the film progresses. It turned out that the comments were practically useless in understanding the story i.e. several key events were not explained or discussed. Third, there's a bit of deadpan humor interspersed which is fine but it also confuses/detracts from taking a serious subject seriously. Story: A writer of a book (and some times active deprogrammer) about how to override the influence of cults and sects on supposed vulnerable new recruits has some faults one of which is a past failed deprogramming. In debt for a bogus deprogramming book he is trying to peddle to earn enough to live on, he is hounded by the book's creditor. Thus he takes on a job to kidnap and deprogram the supposed daughter of a couple. This is where all the twists show up, many of which are not explained (I guess to leave the viewer to interpret) or just left openly vague.

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.

I started off really loving this movie and was really hooked by the opening scenes setting up the main character, who is played to perfection by Leland Orser. A washed-up "expert" on cults and brainwashing, his character is sad, funny, and interesting all at the same time. You also really empathize with him and feel his sense of desperation and frustration at the start of the movie.As the story unfolds, a mother and father approach him offering desperately needed money if he would be willing to kidnap their daughter from a cult and reprogram her back to "normal." So far so good and everything leading up to his character retrieving the girl and beginning his treatment seems promising. Unfortunately, the movie slid downhill from there (at least for me). I was expecting a more interesting series of twists and turns and looked forward to seeing the enticing cat and mouse mind game that the movie seemed to be setting up. Instead, the movie just kind of got inexplicably stranger and ended up taking a path that I felt was a bit too predictable and unsatisfying.It's worth checking out for Orser's performance and character alone. I just wish they had done a bit more with it and carried the quirky and unique tone that was established early through the entire film.