The film revolves around the life of a young girl named Loylin who lives with her grandmother Granny and she cannot give her a stable home. As time goes on, Lilin finds quiet in music as her father tries to do his best for her comfort. During that time, a mysterious friend named Elaine appears, who promised one night to save Loylene, but over time the truth will emerge that suggests Ellen is Llouline's aunt.
Hounddog boasts a distinctive wood-and-emerald look and several crackerjack performances.
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
October 18, 2008
Only Fanning's emotional honesty makes Hounddog watchable.
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
September 24, 2008
It's hard to take this wild mixture of sledgehammer symbolism, period Southern Gothic, race-conscious uplift and cautionary coming-of-age parable seriously, despite Fanning's remarkable poise.
We're seeing Fanning in soaking wet white underwear playing in the river, gyrating like Elvis. That's worse that an exploitative rape scene. This is just the filmmakers deciding to depict salacious behavior.
