Balk serves as the narrator for most of the film, which is partially told through her stories and flashbacks, and gives an amazing performance. Just about everyone else in the film, including Keitel, Chris Penn, Vincent D'onofrio, and Kelly Lynch (as the girl's deceased mother in a few flashback scenes) do a wonderful job. The problem with the movie is with the derivative script. Although it managed to keep my attention, the story is quite predicable and done much better is dozens of other films. Very few of the characters come across as three-dimensional -- a major flaw because the audience never fully gets to know Ray Weiler (likely because the film is solely from his daughter's point-of-view). This makes it difficult to understand his actions and motivations, and what is left is a character whose depths are hinted at, but never really explored. Overall, I thought the film was interesting, but ultimately a bit tiresome.

The Picture:
The anamorphically-enhanced, widescreen (1.85:1) image is very good. I noticed a loss of detail in some scenes and a few indoor scenes seemed overly dark. Colors are bright, warm, and solid. Overall, the transfer is very pleasing with no noticeable artifacts or flaws.

The Sound:
The sound is (according to the package) an "all-new Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack remastered for home theaters." I found the sound to be adequate, but not exceptional. The vast majority of audio comes from the front soundstage, with the surrounds very rarely having any activity. The audio is, in general, crisp and easy to understand, although I did detect a small amount of distortion in very low frequencies.

Special Features:
This DVD continues a disturbing trend -- promising extras on the packaging that do not appear in the final product. The back cover lists a "behind-the-scenes featurette" among the special features. Unfortunately this supplement is nowhere to be found. (Oddly, the cover also lists animated menus as a feature, even though the menus are completely static.)

What you actually get for extras is very little: the theatrical trailer, trailers for 3 other forgettable Morgan Creek movies (Diabolique, Trial by Jury, and Silent Fall), and a limited filmography page (containing only 3 of the actors). Subtitles are available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Final Thoughts:
This film is definitely worth watching once, if only for the very good performances by all actors involved (especially by the talented Fairuza Balk). However, the characters are not as well-rounded as I would have hoped and I think this film has limited re-watch value. Additionally, I can't help but be disappointed by the lack of effort that Warner appears to have put into the supplements -- even the "Cast Info" page seems to have been thrown together at the last minute. I have no problem if Warner wants to release bare-bones DVDs of some films, but such releases shouldn't have a deceptive list of "special features" on the back cover. This DVD is probably appropriate for a rental, at best.