Rotten
The whole distasteful mess is sunk up to its neck in a brew of Southern Gothic atmosphere and hocus-pocus sentimentality.
Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle
Hounddog
Every heart has an awakening. Every soul needs a song.
2007 · 1h 42m · R
Drama, Music
Directed by
Deborah Kampmeier
Overview
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
15%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Only Fanning's emotional honesty makes Hounddog watchable.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
If there's a Southern-gothic cliche (oh, those snakes!) that writer-director Deborah Kampmeier misses, I don't know it.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
A slow procession of degradation and suffering, Hounddog is like a tall glass of bitter iced tea.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
The latest wallow in regional cliche and stereotype.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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