Watched this as I'm an admirer of the director Philip John (he's responsible for many episodes of Downton Abbey & Being Human, the latter of which I absolutely loved) so I went in to "Moon Dogs" with an open mind & an expectation that I'd enjoy the movie... So I'm really disappointed to see the low-budget indie project (the filmmaker's first feature debut) contains such a weirdly perverse, voyeuristic depiction of women throughout... And I'm not going to even try & defend such creepy portrayals because they're totally indefensible.
For a film made in 2016, it's shockingly dated & lensed entirely through the perspective of the male gaze; women exist within the narrative solely to further the development of their male counterparts & are devoid of any personality / motivations... Other than to gratify those of the opposite sex. It's a reductive, gross experience, seeing women being objectified & dehumanised... And worse still, none of those at the helm think to question the inappropriate-ness of the two brother's actions? Sure, they're meant to be young boys & juvenile (etc.) but why must that excuse their extremely concerning behaviours? Didn't the writers consider addressing the (& this is putting it mildly) moral ambiguity? I can't say I'm impressed in the slightest. It's careless & sloppy & far below the standard I expected of him.
EDIT: in an interview, the director revealed he clashed with the producers, wasn't paid for this & didn't have control over the final cut. Consequently, an additional 30 minutes of footage (material which he described as "darker") was removed without his consent - so that might explain the tonal inconsistencies / lack of emotional development, if he intended to take the narrative in a direction which was ultimately omitted.