The production crew does a wonderful job capturing the look of the different time periods from the clothes and hair to the sets. When subtitles of the years appear on screen, they really aren't needed because they are conveyed through the crew's work. There's never a doubt of when the story is taking place.

Behind the scenes, we have another film where the star is upset that he didn't get to show his penis in a film. Colin, get over yourself. It is inconsequential. I hope, for your sake, that is the first and last time someone uses that sentence in reference to your penis. All you were doing was walking around an apartment, which added nothing to the character, plot or theme of the film. See Boogie Nights for an example of when it's integral to a movie for it to be shown. I'm sure it'll show up on the deleted scenes of the DVD, but if you really need to have everyone see you in all your glory, make a sex tape, release it, then deny you released.

When deciding whom to see the film with, be advised that it earns its R rating by starting off the first few minutes with a nine-year-old kid walking into his brother's room and sees naked girl riding him, the kid and the brother taking acid in a graveyard, a horrible, bloody accident, teenagers smoking pot with one of their mothers, and two boys giving each other hand jobs. It's not necessarily for mixed company as I can attest since I found it a little uncomfortable watching it with my mother. She's a grown woman and I don't think she was surprised by anything she saw, but it was a little startling as the scenes played out because I didn't know what her reaction would be. She found the film to be interesting, and luckily, on the way home we only discussed the film and not our experiences that may or may not have related to what was in the film.