Reply #14: House of Sand and Fog on DVD

[Speck Tater]

Very disappointing.

Yes is was dramatic, and yes it was tragic, and yes it was well acted...

BUT

Every tragic thing that happened was the result of someone making a really poor choice in the given situation. Every misfortune could have been prevented by even a small amount of ordinary common sense.

It's really hard to feel sorry for a character when they bring tragedy upon themselves with their own stupidity and lack of judgement. From the opening scene to the final curtain I could see the wrongness of every decision the characters made even before the consequences unfolded.

I've only ever seen one other movie where I watched horrible things happen to the characters and could only think "those stupid fools brought it on themselves. I'll be damned if I'll feel sorry for them."