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Genre :

Drama, Music

Release Date :

September 19, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Deborah Kampmeier

Starring :

Dakota Fanning, Piper Laurie, David Morse, Robin Wright Penn, Afemo Omilami, Cody Hanford, Jill Scott

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..unappealing mess..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
1 of 4

“..trailer trash of the worst kind..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Review rate : C

“..Pretty but overwrought..”
by Nathan Rabin [Onion AV Club]
2 of 4

“..handsomely produced but unintentionally risible..”
by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
“.."Hounddog" is never more than a sluggish dawdle from shack to swimmin' hole and back again..”
by Jeannette Catsoulis [NY Times]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Ray Greene [Boxoffice Magazine]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jenni Miller [Premiere Magazine]
Review rate : F
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Mark Olsen [LA Times]

Reader's Reviews


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good movie

posted by duclylucky76 on Nov 16, 2008

where is the soundtrack?

posted by gumby on Apr 06, 2009

loved it to pieces... Dakota Fanning is perfect!

posted by mbuckingham on Apr 08, 2009

breathtaking

posted by shoubup on Apr 08, 2009

move was good but where is the soundtrack?? love the music!!

posted by ravenbuty86 on Apr 19, 2009

I'm looking for the soundtrack...

posted by All on May 04, 2009

highly misunderstood by "supposed professional critics" who gave it low ratings...i recommend they watch the director's commentary (special features on dvd)...she explains the hard honest truth

posted by zimminkie on May 16, 2009

would LOVE if soundtrack & songs were available!!!

posted by zimminkie on May 16, 2009

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posted by Pvegeaae on Jul 15, 2009

I loved dakotas acting, it was so real I cried For real! I cried so hard like if I was living it. great movie i would have liked even more singing but its perfect the way it is :)

posted by Jealousysfav_target on Sep 14, 2009

seen every dakota fanning film to date,easily the best

posted by ry87 on Nov 22, 2009
 
 

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