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31 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Dakota Fanning, David Morse, Piper Laurie
  • Summary: Hounddog is a Southern tale set in rural Alabama in the late 1950s. It follows a spirited young girl, Lewellen, and her struggle to rise above the repression that surrounds her. (Empire Film Group)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 10 out of 18
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    70
    In spite of a few missteps, the cumulative impact of the film is undeniable.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    Assembled from the debris of countless worn-out images of the Deep South and is indeed beautifully photographed. But the writer-director, Deborah Kampmeier, has become inflamed by the imagery and trusts it as the material for a story, which seems grotesque and lurid.
  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    A failure on pretty much every level, Hounddog would never have been known beyond Park City had it not been for the notoriety surrounding the rape scene.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. JayH
    4
    Dakota Fanning s one of the most irritating actresses that I have ever seen. She is a poor actress and always tries to tackle roles way beyond her acting range. The movie is too slow, already been done - therefore predictable. And if she sang the title song one more time.… Expand
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