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Hounddog

Overview

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]

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