fee_tambo I just watched this film, and I came on here to see if I'd missed something that I really should have paid attention to! I really cant help but think 'Geez, that's an hour and 40 minutes of my life that I'll never get back!' I must admit that I think the acting was great, Juliana Moore was amazing and so was Noah Wyle, but what was the point of the sister and the other brother? What was going on with the brothers blonde girlfriend? she was perky and had some personality but it went nowhere... the story was just so slow and - how do I put this? non descript! If you want to see a film with a dysfunctional family, inappropriate relationships, humour and an answer to the questions posed during the movie, then watch The Family Stone...now THAT'S a movie worth seeing.

hectorjlk I think this movie had a few really good moments and portrayed its characters in a very realistic way. I felt that as a whole it didn't quite pull together, but I'd recommend it. Better than most blockbuster films you'd see.

christof.diem "The Myth of Fingerprints" promises reality and the audience is in fact confronted with a wave of honest, hurting, wonderful, banal, outstanding and intense situations. Everything turns out to be the pure essence of life. During the whole movie the spectator is looking for an extra-ordinary action that makes sure that "The Myth of Fingerprints" is a film, a visualized story, an artificial product but the expectations are again and again reduced to absurdity. Because life doesn't mean to immediately commit suicide when something does go wrong, real life is far away from having responses to all asked questions. Life is often quiet and simple with some beautiful, warm and grand moments. "The Myth of Fingerprints" is life projected to the screen: authentic and beautifully simple. The cast is brilliant and Julianne Moore, as always, gives a wonderful performance showing the versatility of a disillusioned character that though is still desperately looking for love, sympathy and understanding. 9/10

rworkman After all the attention this film received at Sundance, the eventual release was disappointing. The writing was unfocused. There were too many characters to portray effectively. Perhaps a small family would have served the story better. The editing was also sloppy, although that may be due to the poor writing. Scenes cut away at their apex, leaving no resolution to them and when threads picked up again, it was hardly from where they left off. Some of the emotional arcs jumped from one transition to another without explanation. Performances save the day, but not enough to recommend or make this one a keeper.