Honestly, the biggest saving grace for this film is having the real-life former members (Linda, Gypsy), the investigator, and Sharon Rate's sister offering perspective and narrative throughout. Otherwise, I couldn't get past how none of the actors looked like the actual people (very confusing when trying to keep track of who's who) and how the guy playing Manson sounds like every Fire-and-Brimstone Southern preacher I grew up listening to, despite being born in the north, spending most of his life in prison, and ending up in Cali. Made it impossible for me to take his character seriously. Spent the whole movie imitating his overdone accent except where the actual people were talking about what it was like.
Review of The Family: Inside the Manson Cult
