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Hounddog

Rated R for a disturbing sexual assault of a young girl, and brief sexuality.

R In Theaters 09/19/2008 , 102min.
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31%
Critic score based on 18 reviews

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September 16, 2008
Catzclaw3
When is enough enough? Doesn't the movie business make enough money without taking this to such a level. We all know what goes on in this world, we all know "dirty little secrets" so why fictionalize it even more? This movie doe not need to be out there. What we do need is more caution when we think someone is a friend and watch our kids closely so things like this don't happen, not put it
September 10, 2008
Craigelvis22
Craig Grandville says : It's about time this movie is released. America, hypocritical and in denial about some sexual realities. "By seeing it, we have to confront and acknowledge terrible shameful behaviors that happen every day. Many young children live in shame out of fear of being exposed. These children along with their "dirty Secret" and internalized shame are harmed, conflicted, torn

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Los Angeles Times
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. Full Review
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
Fanning is a child actor with a grown-up soul, and every move, every breath, seems mysteriously right. Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
Rarely has there been a movie as misguided as Hounddog, which self-righteously indulges in exploitation while loudly decrying it. Full Review
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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. Full Review
James Greenberg
The Hollywood Reporter
In spite of a few missteps, the cumulative impact of the film is undeniable. Full Review
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