The screenplay for "Tart" had the feel of the writer's personal experience growing up among the New York elite and attending a posh prep school. Unfortunately, the experience was depressing from the perspective of the protagonist Cat Storm, as well as the audience.
The most interesting character in the film was Cat's best friend, Delilah Milford. She is set apart from the other students because of her fiercely independent streak. But by the midpoint, Delilah had essentially dropped out of the film that begins to explore Cat's romantic involvement with young William Sellers.
It turns out that William is a complete phony, a middle-class boy pretending to be part of New York's finest. The saddest scene was the completely unnecessary murder of Delilah by William at the moment that the feisty Delilah was prepared to unmask him.
Ironically, Delilah came from the wealthiest stock of New York and stood to be the heir of a fortune. Yet, she saw through the pretense of the social climbers and the superficial in-crowd. In the end, this sad about tale misguided youngsters coming of age was a real downer.
The most interesting character in the film was Cat's best friend, Delilah Milford. She is set apart from the other students because of her fiercely independent streak. But by the midpoint, Delilah had essentially dropped out of the film that begins to explore Cat's romantic involvement with young William Sellers.
It turns out that William is a complete phony, a middle-class boy pretending to be part of New York's finest. The saddest scene was the completely unnecessary murder of Delilah by William at the moment that the feisty Delilah was prepared to unmask him.
Ironically, Delilah came from the wealthiest stock of New York and stood to be the heir of a fortune. Yet, she saw through the pretense of the social climbers and the superficial in-crowd. In the end, this sad about tale misguided youngsters coming of age was a real downer.