Review of Fingerprints (2006) by David S — 08 Feb 2011

A kind of a throwback to the ghost story with a little horror thrown in. You could do a lot worse that this believe me. Melanie (Leah Pipes who played a great bitch in Sorority Row a few years ago) has just gotten out of rehab and is picked up by her sister Crystal (Kristen Cavallari who did a good job here) and is taking her home.

It's a new town and a new school so Crystal tells her about the town story about the train that killed a busload of children and now if you go to the tracks and park your car in neutral the ghosts of all the children will push you too safety.

And guess where they end up at? Why it's the train track! I won't tell you what happened but as they arrive at their home we meet their dad (who obviously loves his daughters) and their mom (who has a major problem with Melanie and is an unsympathetic bitch to her).

There are some creepy moments but not a lot. Leah Pipes and Kristen Cavallari do a very believable job as sisters. You can really see some chemistry between the two to make you believe yes these two girls are siblings.

Also, Josh Henderson does a good job as Penn who Melanie befriends. It's nice to see a horror movie where all the young leads were actually good believable actors and not acting like some morons (exception being Andrew Lawrence who was kind of a stereotype).

We even have Geoffrey Lewis as the town drunk and Lou Diamond Phillips as the school counselor in the film. So if you're wanting to see something a little creepy and not asking for a lot in return but want to see some solid acting from the leads in a horror movie then this might be the one for you.

Recommended.