She can shift from feigned innocence to Machiavellian delight in an instant. The adult roles held by Skerritt and Ladd are underplayed almost to the point of the ridiculous but their acting skills show even in a less stature movie such as this. The direction by Katt Shea Ruben is surprisingly good. The use of the camera, the set up of each frame has a bit of poetry to it. The innate talent of this director is apparent albeit not fully developed.
Many scenes give the appearance of a painting set before the viewer.
This gives an odd contrast to the story and performances that does seem to work. Given a better script I think everyone involved could have done better. As it is the movie has more of a made for TV feel. The DVD is from New Line Cinema and shows this excellent heritage. The movie is presented in the unrated and R rated forms in both letterboxed and pan and scan versions.