Vadim Perelman keeps the film tense and knows how to direct actors. The performances given by Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly make this a must see movie.
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01/18/04
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
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Reviews Counted:166
Fresh:125
Rotten:41
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Powerful and thought provoking film.
Theatrical Release:27-02-2004
Synopsis: Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly star in the powerful drama HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG as two people fighting over the same house. Connelly is Kathy, a troubled young woman struggling with addiction... [More]
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Jonathan Ahdout
Director: Vadim Perelman
Reviews for House of Sand and Fog
Simplistic speculation that bases inner character on wrongheaded, at times offensive notions, of how a culture instead of the individual, gets revealed on screen.
01/16/04
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01/15/04
It falls apart in the third act when plot decays into melodrama.
01/15/04
A balanced tale of the American Dream gone awry, made compelling by outstanding performances from Kingsley and Connelly.
01/15/04
While the plot of the film is not very believable, three great actors give performances deserving of Oscar consideration.
01/13/04
The strength of the build-up is almost worth the tactless conclusion.
01/13/04
I "only" give it Matinee rating because when all is said and done, the story didn't end up anywhere, nor did the characters grow or change in any way.
01/12/04
truly a haunted house film... a viper's nest of touchy issues, including discrimination... prejudice and the question of who is entitled to what in our society.
01/11/04
Grey and deliberate... akin to one of those T-shirts packed in a can of compressed air; it’s a movie so tightly spring-wound that you hardly stop to ponder its imponderables.
01/09/04
An engrossing, deeply affecting drama.
01/09/04
For Kingsley's and Connelly's performances alone, it's worth seeing. It’s far from tawdry melodrama, but its insistence on a middle-road keeps it from being more high-minded.
01/09/04
Kingsley's skill is ours to enjoy throughout this film, which opens our eyes so we can squint through the fog.
01/09/04
All of a sudden, House of Sand and Fog turned into one of the saddest flicks I've seen in a long time with an extremely powerful performance by Ben Kingsley.
01/07/04
What is probably the best-written film of the year functions as a thriller and as a human drama.
01/06/04
Soap Operatic to the extreme, this stolen-house fall-out is as melodramatic as it pretentious
01/05/04
Triste e moralmente complexo, o filme se encaixa com perfeição no Grande Tema de 2003: o drama familiar.
01/05/04
It would be hard to imagine two more different adversaries wedged into the same taut, tragic drama.
01/02/04
Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley shine despite a few unvarnished rough spots in this human drama.
01/01/04
Not nearly as interesting or nuanced as it seems to think it is
12/31/03
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