Sam-953-169285 I can't enjoy the movie because it is so stupid. I can't believe this movie is realistic at all. As is so typical of movies, there are some legal details that we are supposed to just ignore that I can't.I watched nearly all of it but it just kept getting worse until it became so tragic that I refuse to watch any more. If you feel cheated by movies that start sweet and then slowly become sour then totally ugly then this is that kind of movie.Kathy (Jennifer Connelly) is so sweet. I won't say anything about the horrible things that she either does or has done to her but the beginning is very misleading. I have never noticed Jennifer Connelly before but I sure notice her in this movie.Ben Kingsley does an excellent job of playing a man that deserves disgust. His character is Persian in this movie and you might not mind that he has also played an Indian (Gandhi) but that distracts from the movie for me.

auralstudent humanness (noun) - the quality of being humanSet against the beautiful backdrop of "fog city", a powerful drama plays out, depicting the experiences, emotions, and actions that constitute the many facets of the universal human condition ... gain and loss, joy and grief, pride and shame, success and failure, loyalty and betrayal, suffering and salvation.This movie embraces issues that society likes to pretend don't exist. It shows, with glaring clarity, the incredible frailty of human life and why, all said and done, the value of a human life cannot be appraised in terms of wealth. On a deeper level, it demonstrates the fleeting and impermanent nature of everything in the world of tangible physical form.We are shown that one day's success can morph into failure the next. We are taught to appreciate what we have today, for tomorrow, it might leave an empty space in its wake. We are taught to look beyond the obvious, especially when it comes to judging another human being. We are motivated to ask - what is the point of this rat race, after all ? What am I really chasing after, and am I looking for it in the right place ?Just as soon as you have begun to develop a hatred for the self-serving ruthlessness of a character you've begun to paint as the bad guy, he shocks you by revealing his compassion, and you are left wondering whether he's a hero or villain. Just as soon as you've categorized him, he reveals that he is only human and doesn't fit your neat little categories anymore. Then it hits you ... ultimately, there are no good guys or bad guys in the drama of life ... no winners or losers ... only sufferers of the human condition ... that which compels us to act out as puppets of our desires and fears. And, no one is immune ... we are all vulnerable. Every character in this movie ... yes, every single one ... earns your compassion ... your love ... your tears.If you are someone who likes to believe fantasies like "life is great" and "focus on the positive and everything will be OK", you may be left with the sharp discomfort of questioning your illusions. However, if you're someone who is open to facing and accepting reality, it will resonate with you and move you very deeply.10/10 ... they could not have done anything any better. The cast ... every human in it ... was believable and tailored to the role. The musical score punctuated the on-screen drama perfectly.

rsid (randysidhu) I recommend watching this movie as an analogy for situations when you can sympathize with two sides of a conflict but also need to see how there is no easy answer. I see a very strong metaphor to the Israel-Palestine conflict, without giving too much away, view the Iranian, Behrani (Ben Kingsley), as the Israelis, being evicted from their home in Europe after World War II due to a descent into madness and attempting to build a new home with a great deal of hard work, and Kathy as the Palestinians, who rightfully own the house but had it re-possessed. View Lester the Police Officer as the other Arab counties and the Lawyer as the Americans. View the sex scene as the thrill and exhilaration of conflict.Superbly acted and directed. When viewed as an analogy to the Israeli and Palestinians it is the only movie I've seen that allows me to fully empathize with both sides and yet not take a side. Can anyone reply with a similar movie on this topic? I've seen no other movie that fits this topic so well, and I'm not sure if the Author intended this interpretation, however, there is this quote in the movie about the land of milk and honey, which is a biblical reference to Israel."Dat's what they say of this country back home, Kath: 'America, the land of milk and honey.' Bot they never tell you the milk's gone sour and the honey's stolen."

sreeduttasamanta Andre Dubus's magnum opus "House of sand and fog" is a saga about life's extreme merciless play being played upon three people- Kathy, Behrani and Lester each with their version to add. For Kathy, life was a reflection of her addictions and overflowing emotions. For Lester, his life was a reflection of his utter readiness to succumb to his temptations. For colonel Behrani, Life was nothing but a reflection of his hurt pride and his utmost trial to protect it from being hurt again which prevents him from giving up or surrendering no matter how difficult the situation is. In this fabulous tale, Kathy's house is the bone of contention between the two families. Behrani, a colonel from the Imperial Air Force of Iran, has to migrate to America when a revolution breaks out in Iran and his name is put on the death list. However, he does not surrender and bravely puts up the masquerade of a wealthy colonel while he actually works as a garbage worker to get his daughter married to a renowned Iranian family. Later when the bag of money dwindles to a purse, he buys a disputed property- Kathy's house at a cheap rate only to sell it after getting a good buyer. On the other hand, Kathy as unfortunate as she is, gets evicted out of her own house on the accusation of owning a business tax. As a result, the lives of two people get irreversibly changed for forever. Deputy sheriff Lester Burdon falls in love with Kathy on seeing her desperation as well as her beauty. He takes many hasty decisions to prove his true love. He leaves his family and children for the sole reason of his attraction and his affair. After this, he commits many other crimes which dismantle his life, for his lover's sake. This story has a sad and a violent ending and I am sure it will touch your heart just as it has touched mine.