House of Sand and Fog

This was a film that did well to deal with a difficult topic. The story pits a single woman against a family, both put into an unpleasant situation not of their own making, and the way in which they both handle themselves. Shohreh Aghdashloo's performance was superb. Every time I see her perform, it's better than the last. She is an amazing talent, and she was rightfully honored with numerous awards for her performance in this film. What stuck out to me, that I didn't see mentioned in other reviews of this film, was that the two lead women, Jennifer Connelly and Shohreh Aghdashloo's were subject to the whims of abusive men throughout the film. Whether it was emotional or physical abuse, they were both put in positions that had great impacts on the decisions they made. The film also showed how a municipality can make abusive, careless decisions that have great effects throughout the community and in individual lives.

i have mixed feelings about this movie.First of all i will talk about what i didn't like that much.Directing was nothing special it could be way better for sure as much as cinematography..It was too "simple" in every way which is not bad but it could be better for sure.Also there is a scene (I don't want to spoil anything) which is way too silly and useless i think they destroyed big part from this movie and is sad. Now i want to talk about the good part which is perfomances and specially from godness Jennifer Connelly.I believe she owed the decade 1995-2005 with her powerfull perfomances and her oustanding beauty.If it wasn't her maybe i could rate it lower than 7 but she is 70% of this movie.And the whole idea is good also but it wasn't that good as time went by. 7.0/10 deserves your watch.