| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Dragan Antulov (Rating: 7/10) |
| It is estimated that average American changes home at least three times during
his lifetime. Under such circumstances it is difficult to imagine people
getting emotionally attached to real estate, at least not in a way people in
Old World do. Since...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by John Ulmer (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| "House and Sand of Fog" is a beautifully constructed, wonderful movie to look
at -- but little else. Its surface is that of a misty river: elegant,
mysterious, and perhaps deceivingly shallow. Based upon the novel by Andre
Dubus II, it's a film that...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Directed by Vadim Perelman. Screenplay by Perelman and Shawn Lawrence
Otto, based on the novel by Andre Dubus III. Starring Jennifer Connelly,
Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard. Running time: 126 minutes. Rated AA by the MFCB.
Reviewed on February 7th, 2004. more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Andrew Staker |
| House of Sand and Fog might well be misinterpreted at a piece of US
propaganda, inspired by our overseas ads, by which that country plans
to keep potential immigrants out. The message is very clear: come to
America and you'll fall victim to selfish...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4/5) |
| Nothing says Holiday Movie like Ben and Jen. Not the Ben and Jen you
are thinking of, but two Oscar contenders portrayng the struggles of
desperate people to overcome their own limitations and setbacks and
retain that for which they have fought so...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 9/10) |
| CAPSULE: What is probably the best-written film of
the year functions as a thriller and as a human
drama. Two people from different backgrounds
struggle for ownership of the same house. This is
a gripping film that works both...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 3/4) |
| What is a house? It's a question that is a bit more complicated than
it might initially seem. As we find out from the central characters
of The House of Sand and Fog, Vadim Perelman's debut feature based on
the novel by Andre Dubus III, the answer to...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
| The idea of a simmering thriller based on real estate tax foreclosure might
sound impossible, but House of Sand and Fog breaks all preconceived notions
about the yawn-inducing subject matter. Even better, Fog is the most
assured English language debut...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 9/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "House of Sand and Fog" (DreamWorks)
In this taut, top-notch psychological thriller, the lives of three
fragile yet determined people become inexorably entangled in a relentlessly
more volatile - and deadly - dilemma....more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 4/4) |
| It's a simple story, really, about nothing more than the disputed ownership of
a small house. But HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, Dreamworks' big Oscar contender, is
a film so powerful and devastating that watching it is likely to invoke the
same emotions as...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: A-) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: A-
Dreamworks Pictures/ Cobalt Media Group
Directed by: Vadim Perelman
Written by: Vadim Perelman, Shawn Lawrence Otto, book by
Andre Dubus III
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Shohreh
Aghdashloo,...more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| 'She's a bird, a broken one. Grandfather said that when a bird flies into
your arms, it is
an angel.' Colonel Massoud Amir
Behrani more |
| The House of Sand and Fog Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
A hot girl who hasn't paid her home's back-taxes is booted onto the street, as
her house is put up for auction. An immigrant man buys the house for a steal
and moves in with his family. It's only later that the hot girl finds out that
the county...more |
