It is a great true crime movie that shows the escape of Gary Tison . The movie is based on a true event, but doesn't show all necessary information about Gary's Tyson past. The movie doesn't show why he is in prison, what crime did he commit that led him to be imprisoned. The beginning of the movie shows him as a father that is loving and caring about his family, but the end of the movie shows a selfish egoistic father, who takes advantage of his own kids. The movie mainly is focused on the crime committed during the escape and doesn't show details and terrible childhood of the kids who are raised only by their mother because the father is in prison. The movie doesn't show psychological issue that led the kids to help their father in escape. The father is in prison for 15 years and is able to control the kids to help him in escape. What kind of power is he using to control the kids? Why were the kids not able to think for themselves? The movie would be even more interesting if it shows these issues. The viewers would understand the kids' actions. Viewers would be more sympathetic towards the kids. It is obvious that the kids are brain washed not only by father but by their mother too. Both parents are failures in raising their kids. Both parents are responsible for the kid's action, but mainly only the killer father is shown in the movie. I would recommend to watch the movie not only for the crime, but also to show that sometimes parents could be manipulative, so kids should develop their own conscience and be able to see the difference between right and wrong.
Review of A Killer in the Family
