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.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Michelle Orange
In the wake of the inadvertent betrayal that leads to her now-notorious rape (a sequence that, ironically, seems to have lost the horrific impact it needs), the film turns listless.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Jeannette Catsoulis
Hounddog is never more than a sluggish dawdle from shack to swimmin' hole and back again.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
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.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
What I can't figure is why anyone would want to release this tripe in theaters just when Fanning has nearly lived it down. They ain't no friends of mine, or any other moviegoer.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Mark Olsen
The problems that plague the movie land squarely with the writer, director and producer, Deborah Kampmeier, who has crafted a howler of a bad script, shows little affinity for working with actors and displays no visual sense behind the camera.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Fanning is remarkably collected and even dignified. As for the rest of the gang, they ought to be returned to sender.Read Full Review »
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