Faults
Screen Media Films | Release Date: March 6, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistWilliam GossFeb 5, 2015
Faults is a strangely funny, often eerie accomplishment, and it’s a testament to why people like us tend to call first features like this “promising.” Read full review
80
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMar 5, 2015
While Faults glances at the narcissism of cult leaders, its most penetrating investigation is into the root emptiness within disciples, the desperate hunger to relinquish personal initiative. Read full review
80
Time OutDavid EhrlichMar 4, 2015
Stearns saddles himself with a touch more plot than he needs, and some of the film’s late-game twists are more satisfying than others, but Faults never loses sight of the one thing Ansel can’t see: Free will may come cheap, but most people still can’t afford it. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsMar 6, 2015
Faults is a richly-textured movie that concerns the weird space between thinking you know what you're doing, and actually knowing what you're doing. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloMar 5, 2015
He’s (Riley Stearns) fashioned a movie that undergoes a slow, captivating metamorphosis, scene by scene, though who’s the caterpillar and who’s the cocoon remains unclear until the very end. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineTimothy E. RawMar 5, 2015
The film obliquely addresses its narrative mysteries through the conversational cracks of two people in enforced proximity. Read full review
70
The DissolveKeith PhippsMar 2, 2015
Stearns directs with a slow-burning intensity that becomes more unsettling the deeper Ansel goes into his task, and the more it becomes apparent he doesn’t have an easy way out. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisMar 4, 2015
As the down-on-his-luck Roth, Orser gives the darkly comic performance of a man barely able to keep his head above water. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMar 5, 2015
The wan drama is enlivened by bursts of black comedy, some bits more effective than others, and though it ultimately disappoints, there's promise in the understated creepiness of Riley Stearns' debut feature. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsGraham FullerMar 4, 2015
Mind control is a topic that should be fascinating, but it’s utterly forgettable in this disappointing, low-budget indie. Read full review
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