Brad Renfro is at the awkward stage that young actors often go throw. Renfro gives Karchy a flat, blunted personality, a mixture of innocence and hunger. Playing against Bacon's flamboyant Billy almost everyone pales. Calista Flockhart is the unlikely object of Karchy's affection, while Maximillian Schell imbues Karchy's father with great dignity. The image is far too soft with a number of scenes simply out of focus.
Skin tones are oversaturated and there is some slight bleeding of color.
Contrast is all right, though a slightly more dynamic picture would have suited this tale well. Clearly, a number of compositions suffer from the chopping. Other features of this initial VersaDisc offering includes a number of music videos, the games Pax Imperia and Redjack and movie trailers for Fargo , Bean and The Game . VersaDisc is offered free to subscribers. Free or not, the quality of the movies they present must be up to DVD standards.