Coming Soon. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! However, while the film is never anything along the lines of "exploitative" in its unsubtlety, when we do hit those either hit or miss moments of potentially subtle dramatic depth - whether it be the struggles of David Morse's Lou character or "that" notorious scene -, the film slips up, not quite taking all that major of a plunge into the essence of the drama, but instead laying down more cliches and even a bit of sentimentality, leaving the dramatic note to miss more than hit, and never hit as hard as the should when they do connect.
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But midway through the first act, Daddy is struck by lightning. I like Dakota Fanning in her dramatic roles more than her saccharine family comedies, and David Morse is always extraordinary.
Genre : Drama, Music, Reportedly an animated project based on the long-running Hounddog video game franchise. of Young Girl), Dakota Fanning and Sis To Play Disabled Siblings, November 18, 2011 All Critics (53) | Rating: 2/4 A young girl grows up in the South with her damaged father, dysfunctional grandmother, and a looming sexuality. A struggling country singer meets a Nashville songwriter in need of inspiration.
Morse helps in giving this film some life and steals the show when given the opportunity, much like the also underused yet notably immensely charming Afemo Omilami as the generic wise and mystical black man (Like I said, this film gets really cliche), yet at the end of the day, this is Dakota Fanning's show, and she holds her own as well as you would expect her to, being given only so much material to work with, yet boasting a consistent presence of both strength and innocence that makes our primary Lewellen character a charming one, while the more emotional moments in Fanning's performances carry this film's dramatic weight, maybe too far, considering the lack of punch in the script and direction, but far enough for the film to engage and for Fanning to offer further evidence of her talent, particularly during the final act that succeeds "that" notorious scene and presents Fanning with more material, which she uses to make the final act of the film reasonably moving, even if it does get to be a bit manipulative, which isn't to say that Fanning isn't consistently strong enough to carry a film this flawed and help in making it reasonably enjoyable to those willing to stick with it through all of the faults in the execution of its ambition. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Coming Soon. | Rating: D+
All contents are provided by non-affiliated third parties. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Band Member D | Now, the consensus describes the film as "overwrought" and "downright exploitative", and really, I wouldn't say that this film is nearly that unsubtle, or even all that ceaselessly unsubtle to begin, as its tackling of plot points that could go the way of either subtle or unsubtle is an event that is surprisingly in short supply. Forgot your password?
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The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Poor Dakota Fanning, at only 12, was really trying to establish herself as one hardcore serious actress, and yet, hardly anyone saw this film, and almost all of the people who did, in fact, see it said that it was terrible, while just about "every" single person who saw it couldn't shut up about "that" scene (It's a mega-spoiler, so either watch the film or look it up, you dirty cheaters), even though it wasn't even a minute long and only showed Fanning's horrified face. Within five years, she was one of the biggest superstars of her time and an icon of the 1970s feminist movement who wrote a song which galvanized a generation of women to fight for change. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. | Rating: 1/5
However, at the end of the day, the film is, at least to me, far from the disaster critics claim it to be, for although the film is much too considerably flawed to reward, I found it to be a generally enjoyable watch, partially because "that" notorious scene comes in late and is actually relatively tamed quite a bit, and largely because the film isn't without its fair share of strengths. We're seeing Fanning in soaking wet white underwear playing in the river, gyrating like Elvis. If there's a Southern-gothic clich (oh, those snakes!) Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
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that writer-director Deborah Kampmeier misses, I don't know it. | Rotten (45). Dakota Fanning's luminescent performance grounds this lonely, sordid trip to the rural 1950s South enough to overcome the numerous and cliched stereotypes in this dark tale of a poor country girl innocently obsessed with Elvis.
All Rights Reserved to TVStreamCMS & GoMovies, Watch HD Movies Online For Free and Download the latest movies. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Ironic how we finally get a major reminder of the original "Hound Dog", and yet, no one ended up seeing the film, though I can't say I'm too surprised, because I'm a bit thrown off by a certain other something that this film brings up with brutal honest. The opening credits, the connective tissue, and a supporting character are all obsessed with these menacing, phallic creatures slithering this way and that, and the image gets to be a tired, worn cliche by the end of the film if it wasn't already a cliche before the first frame. Yes, you read that right: he's struck by lightning. Though unable to care for her himself, Lewellen's father (David Morse) tries to connect with his daughter through Elvis Presley's music. And the source of the film's dooming, gothic ambiance is turned into a simple, bowl-cutted idiot. | Rating: C-
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...as discomfiting as you've heard, yet there is one moment near the end that nearly saves it. Dakota Fanning's performance is the only reason to watch this film. | Fresh (8) Teaming up to write a song, their work gets complicated but results in both a hit song...and true love. Sex Aslt.
Second, David Morse's character begins the film as a force, a menace, an ever-present threat, and if you've seen or heard any press for this film, then you know why it's "controversial," and you're probably expecting Morse to be the source of the controversy, which would a scene of such brutality, such a mismatched mesh of horror - Fanning with her slight demeanor and Morse the towering giant. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher.
(as Grenaldo Frazier), Girl in parking lot [/u]" If she was still alive, I'd imagine Big Mama Thorton would be cryin' all the time, because hardly anyone remembers that she was the first person to actually do "Hound Dog", and you better believe that they brought that up in this film, seeing as how it's set in Thorton's and my beloved Alabama, though specifically at an era of Alabama that I'm not especially proud of.
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Hounddog in der Internet Movie Database (englisch) Granted, it's still really, really messed up that they got a 12-year-old to do a scene like that, and plus, the scene itself is still about as harsh as it can be as a face-shot, so either way, I think that we can all agree that this film stands as yet another awesome testament to how the indie industry is filled with the audacious, or at least creeps, because it does seem as though the only types of experimental methods they do in the indie film industry are of either this film's notorious scene's certain nature or a boringly lyrical and borderline storyless nature. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. I thought some of the supporting cast members, were miscast in this film.
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