I have read and watched pretty much everything about Charles Manson and the family since writing about them in my high school term paper in 1992. You have to know the history of how Charles Manson got the members to follow him to really get the full effect of this movie. Although it showed some of the tactics he used, I would think that someone without prior knowledge of the "family" would wonder why Tex, Susan, Linda, Patricia, and Leslie killed for him. Not much is ever shown or written about Patricia Krenwinkle. I like that she was one of the main members shown in this movie. Overall, not a bad movie. I would love for there to be a miniseries on the making of the family that focused on each key member and how they wound up being such a devotee to Manson.