I knew it! That little cherub scared the hell out of me.
Of course, they ruin the film with that hideous tacked-on ending. (I mean, honestly, the mother survives a bullet to the head, and the little girl gets struck by lightning? Yeah, right.) But 99% of it is still brilliant, and it's worth it just to see those incredible performances carried over from the stage production ... especially Eileen Heckart. (Remember "Got a little drunk so I thought I'd come over"?) The novel is pretty damned disturbing too.
