martin lane The DVD packaging sells this as a scary little ghost story...and that is what this starts out as before jumping the (haunted??) railroad tracks and dissolving into a brutally graphic slasher pic / "Saw" torture porn flick (if you think watching a little girl getting her lips sewn shut by another little girl (in graphic closeup) is scary or watchable then you might get a rise out of this...anyone looking for intelligent coherent storytelling should avoid it at all cost.Ludicrous and very sad "performances" from once lukewarm (in 1987) names Sally Kirkland and Lou Diamond Phillips are final coffin nails in this turkey...with Kirkland's deep fried (and totally anachronistic)accent and ridiculously hammy emoting being proof positive of how much she deserved to lose Best Actress to Cher.All in all..a depressing misfire and a sad cheat.

Tss5078 This movie would have been so much better if they had just focused on the paranormal aspect and turned it into a Sci-Fi thriller, instead of a slasher film. The mystery surround the towns past is truly fascinating, but the accompanying slasher part completely takes away from what is otherwise a very good story. Melanie and her family move from the big city to a small town after a recent tragedy. Once there, Melanie becomes obsessed with a local urban legend and decides to discover the truth behind it with the helps of some ghost children. Leah Pipes gives an absolutely amazing performance as Melanie. I hate it when such a great performance goes to waste because it's in some limit release horror film. I'd never even heard of her before this film, but she was so engaging and really got me into this film. Her sister in the movie is played by Kristin Cavallari, who is possibly the best looking girl I've ever seen. She didn't have as big a role in the movie, but she was so supportive and sweet when everyone thought her sister was crazy. Fingerprints seems like a cheesy b-horror movie, with it's poor cinematography and inexperienced supporting cast, but in reality, it's a fantasy story intermingled with a completely unnecessary secondary plot. I really had a love-hate relationship with this movie, because it could have been so much more than it was.

MattyGibbs Having read the reviews and seeing the IMDb rating of 4.9 (1312 votes) at the time of writing, I had low expectations of this film. This is a low budget horror that effectively merges a ghost and slasher storyline, as a young girl plagued by visions tries to uncover the secrets behind a decades old bus crash. The film builds a genuine sense of suspense and has enough scares to lift it above the usual low budget horror. This is in no small part due to a hugely likable and confident performance by the lead actress Leah Pipes. The limitations in budget do show in the special effects but if you put this aside it is a very effective and creepy horror film.

amdandy But i found this to be very interesting. i mean you may have a few bad actors but the good ones make up for it in the movies like these. were the story is more profound and unique then the high budget films that use a franchise name to install 2 crappy sequels to a one good film like we have witnessed many a time. this at least uses originality, wit, cleaver story telling and is unique to the clicky genre! this is why i watch low budget films all the time, its times when i find a gem like this that makes my low budget scavenging pays off.great story, hope to see more from some of these people that took part in this feature!