In Cold Blood (1967)
NETFLIX SYNOPSIS: This chilling tale based on Truman Capote’s nonfiction novel follows two drifters who murder an allegedly rich Kansas family and flee to Mexico. Filmed in the house where the real-life incident occurred, In Cold Blood paints a compassionate portrait of the Clutter family … and their killers (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson). Nominated for four Oscars, this disturbing movie was shot in black and white but implies that the meaning of justice is not.
REVIEW: A straightforward translation of the classic Truman Capote non-fiction account of a senseless heartland murder. The leads do a good job with the characters, and like the book you don’t find out what really happened that night until near the end. Robert Blake’s performance is especially chilling in light of his recent murder trial.
4 stars
HAWK
