Horror Movie Review: The Legend of Six Fingers (2013)

A passion project of Sam Qualiana, who wrote, directed, and stars in the film, The Legend of Six Fingers is a no-budget found-footage/mockumentary style horror with some watchable elements.

That being said, it’s not a good film. It’s cheap and amateurish, lacking anything really memorable and failing to keep attentions focused. This, in a film that isn’t very long at all, is a problem.

Andrew Elias plays Neil, a budding documentarian who has become obsessed with a rash of local pet killings in the area. He is convinced that something quite sinister is going on, so gets his friend Drew, played by Sam Qualiana, to help him make a documentary investigating the strange goings-on. Speaking to locals, they learn of a legendary beast called Yá-yahk osnúhsa (translation – Six Fingers) and set out to see if it is real.

Guess what? It is, and it’s not friendly.

Story wise, it’s basically a Bigfoot/Yeti story but with a twist on the formula. In that it is revealed the locals are all too aware of its existence and have been pacifying it with regular sacrifices. Neil and Drew’s interference is not welcome. It’s stuff like this that makes The Legend of Six Fingers more watchable than many other Bigfoot/Yeti films.

What also makes it more watchable is that it tries to create characters and the actors put effort in. Andrew Elias’ Neil is likable enough, even if some of his line delivery is extremely wooden, and Sam Qualiana’s Drew brings some life to things. He, alongside some famous cameos (Lynn Lowry and Debbie Rochon), are the best things in the film.

How about the monster though? Sam Qualiana seems to be proud of his creature as it is shown in all its glory many times. Should he be though? It’s not the worst design but it’s also very cheap looking. Which also goes for the blood and guts we see. Don’t expect a bloodbath and don’t expect it to impress.

The Legend of Six Fingers biggest problem is that its quite slow and very uneventful most of the time. While the interaction between Neil and Drew is fine at first, they seem to run out of things to say, and the interest in what they’re doing just dries up. By time it does start to get more monstrous, few will be as switched on as they were. Unfortunately, what follows just isn’t exciting enough to bring things back around.

There are far worse versions of this film out there. We know, we’ve seen a lot of them and reviewed them, but as far as being a recommended watch goes, The Legend of Six Fingers just doesn’t cut it.