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funkyduc

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2017

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Badly advertised. This is a decent film.

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Only-A-Child

Why Even Bother??

Reviewed in the United States on 20 September 2005

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"Tart" is a good illustration of the old the Yogi Berra saying: "If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up someplace else". Writer/Director Christina Waye (in her first feature) has managed to make a $3 Million movie that never goes anywhere. "Tart" is either a coming of age story devoid of characters that a rational person can connect with, a black comedy without any humor, or a sexploitation movie without anything that is particularly sexy.

Unlike the standard Swain film, "Tart" actually employed a competent and experienced production designer. Good enough to provide two extremely nice shots: the scene of Swain and Barton taking a bubble bath together and the scene of Swain in the park-featuring a nice montage of the "Alice in Wonderland" sculpture. The symbolism incorporated into these elements supports the possibility that Waye (despite the absence of a linear logic or unity of tone) actually has some visionary talent and aspirations for making a quality film.

It is even possible that Waye was trying for a fusion of the somewhat expressionistic "Metropolitan" and the camp classic "Cruel Intentions" both of which also dealt with the Manhattan upper class. There are many camera shots framed by windows and doors yet few tight shots of faces and eyes. The former technique hinting at symbolism and the latter at intentional distancing from the characters and their motivations. "Tart" seemed on the verge of veering into camp territory at least twice and would have been well advised to keep going in that direction. First there was the scene where they try to dump the seemingly deceased Swain into the garbage chute. Then there is the whole bit about her father being Jewish (played to the same extreme as Joel Grey dancing with the Jewish guerrilla in "Cabaret").

In her other films Swain's acting technique is to overwhelm each scene in which she appears (insert scenery chewing here) but in "Tart" she actually shows an ability to restrain herself. This is the best performance of her career. It also provides some clues about her physical deterioration from willowy super cute in "Girl" to hulking lumpy-faced in "Pumpkin". This transformation was about half-complete by the time she made "Tart"; so go the ravages of time.

Mischa Barton ("Sixth Sense's" I feel better girl) and Lacey Chabet are excellent in supporting roles. The rest of the cast is simply horrible, although some of the blame for this should go to Waye's script and direction.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

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Padremellyrn

The only reason to watch it

Reviewed in the United States on 5 March 2012

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In my opinion, The main reason for watching this is to see Lacy Chabert. She smoked in Mean Girls, which is what lead me to this Film. Seeing the Names Dominique Swain (Pumpkin and Lolita, of which I have seen both and own the latter) and Melanie Griffith made me think perhaps it would be a keeper, as it was compared to Mean Girls With Lindsay Lohan. In mean Girls, Lacy still delivers the punch and smokes Lindsay as for as 'hotness'.

But no the film was little more than a Reprisal of Lolita, with the poor parts of Mean Girls for a plot and not even the good Graces of or sweetness of Mean Girls. Of all the characters played, the only two who were not two dimensional like a cardboard silhouette script was Lacy and Melanie. Melanie did another 'alcoholic mother being abused by the family'. Dominique is her normal two dimensional self, sliding around moral points that should be shipwrecks, not flips of the pages on the script. In the end, you really don't feel sorry for anyone, at all.

But Lacy is smoking hot, and totally believable if a bit shallow, but still tries to do right, you get the happiness is real in her family. If you get it cheap enough, it might be worth a watching or two For Lacy, Best Viewed while making in another until Lacy shows up.

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Paiggeerr

Not What I Expected

Reviewed in the United States on 2 January 2012

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I saw this movie yearrrrsss ago but I only vaguely remembered it and I thought I would really like it, but I didn't feel like renting it so I just bought it. It was an ok movie but if I would've known that was the movie I wouldn't have bought it. Amazon was fine, just my fault that I bought it without knowing exactly what it was.

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Miguel Chavez

I am very happy customer!

Reviewed in the United States on 29 September 2014

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I loved this movie! And it was shipped very fast and was in perfect condition, I am so happy and would highly recommend this seller to everybody! Thank you so much !!

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Keneith Deal

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 9 March 2017

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good price.

Bigdog5153

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 28 March 2015

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DVD was good price was good shipping was quick. Thanks.

Jennifer C. Potter

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 23 March 2015

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Very satisfied

HR

Yuppie Teenage Angst

Reviewed in the United States on 7 April 2017

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Just another "teenage angst" movie, typical of the mid 80s - early 90s, featuring a cast of yuppy characters.

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Rick Hoag

The Best

Reviewed in the United States on 4 January 2007

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Tart Is One Of The Best Film's I've Seen Dominique Swain Is One Of The Best Acttress I Know, I Just Love Her.

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