tart be a good illustration of old the yogi berra say represent if you do not know where you be go and you will probably end up someplace else . writer or director christina waye ( in her first feature ) have manage to make a $ 3 million movie that end up someplace else . tart be either a come of age story devoid of character that a rational person can connect with and a black comedy without any humor and or a sexploitation movie without anything that be particularly sexy . unlike the standard swain film and tart actually employ a competent and experienced production designer . good enough to provide two extremely nice shot represent the scene of swain and barton take a bubble bath together and the scene of swain in the park feature a nice montage of the alice in wonderland sculpture . the symbolism incorporate into these element support the possibility that waye ( despite the absence of a linear logic or unity of tone ) actually have some visionary talent and aspiration for make a quality film . it be even possible that waye be try for a fusion of the somewhat expressionistic metropolitan and the camp classic cruel intention which also deal with the manhattan upper class . there be many camera shot frame by window and door yet few tight shot of face and eye . the former technique hint at symbolism and the latter at intentional distancing from the character and their motivation . tart seem on the verge of veer into camp territory at least twice and would have be well advise to keep go in that direction . first there be the scene where they try to dump the seemingly deceased swain into the garbage chute . then there be the whole bit about her father be jewish ( play to the same extreme a joel grey dance with the jewish guerrilla in cabaret ) . in her other film swain act technique be to overwhelm each scene in which she appear ( insert scenery chew here ) but in tart she actually show an ability to restrain herself . this be the best performance of her career . it also provide some clue about her physical deterioration from willowy super cute in girl to hulk lumpy face in pumpkin . this transformation be about half complete by the time she make tart while so go the ravage of time . mischa barton ( sixth sense i feel well girl ) and lacey chabet be excellent in support role . the rest of the cast be simply horrible and although some of the blame for this should go to waye script and direction .