The film itself employs the usage of black and white footage to represent flashbacks and does so rather effectively. It marks a clear delineation between the present and the past. But it is more than that as well. It clearly represents Derek's prejudicial beliefs during those times in the past, since he saw everything then as black and white in a racial sense. New Line handles both the black and white and color portions of this film in a beautiful way.
Edges are clean and crisp with none of the softness inherent in other non-anamorphic transfers.
Edward Norton received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Derek Vinyard in this film, and it was rightly deserved. His performance is top notch and he continues to display the talents that make him one of the best actors you may not know. Edward Furlong gives another excellent performance as well as Derek's younger brother Danny. For a young man who harbored no thoughts of an acting career until he was discovered and cast in Terminator 2, he has developed quite a string of diverse roles and a nice career in the process. She looked very familiar to me, but I could not place her.