Based on true events surrounding a devoted group of brothers who band together to break their dad out of jail; he has convinced the boys he's innocent of murder, but once freed quickly reverts to his wicked ways. After the ever-menacing Robert Mitchum (and partner Stuart Margolin) are loose, they kill an entire family trapped in their car (including a baby!). I was ready to bail right then and there, but the technical aspects of the film are gripping, the acting forceful, and so I stayed through to the end. What a mistake! This is just a vicious little piece of modern pulp, with no point and absolutely no entertainment value whatsoever. I learned nothing about what made these killers tick, or why the brothers were so easily bamboozled. I did keep remembering that family massacred in their car, and it is this ugly image I recall whenever I see "A Killer In The Family" is once again on television.
Review of A Killer in the Family
