Review – Let’s Kill Uncle

Before Uncle kills us. This silly little William Castle production pits a couple of bratty kids against the genteel uncle who wants to kill them so he can inherit his nephew’s fortune. The kids are so obnoxious that I found myself hoping the old guy would get them. This is one of those movies that appear not to have been made for an audience. The plot is too stupid for anyone over the age of 12 or so. For example, one of the picture’s big menaces is a shark that somehow manages to thrive in the weed-clogged swimming pool of an old hotel. And there’s too much murder – or at least attempted murder – for the younger set. As an entry in a William Gaines comic this would have worked well, but it doesn’t function as a movie. See if desperate