The letter speaks about a halfbrother, gives his name , Ray Murdock (James Earl Jones) but is vague as to his whereabouts somewhere in Chicago. Earl confronts his father, Earl Sr.. (James Harrell) and the guilty look is evidence that the story is true....read the complete Family Thing, A (1996) review at Ben Hoffman
A Family Thing begins with a premise that comes as a bit of a shock. It almost parallels the same-person-in-a-different-body films that have been made many times over the years. Or is it different-person-in-the-same-body? But there’s nothing phoney...read the complete Family Thing, A (1996) review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)