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HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

According to me the movie House of Sand and Fog is a tragic, scary, sad film and yet it is a flawless movie, yes a flawless one because it manages to keep the audience at the edge of their seats. Even though it is a slow movie it still grabs the attention on the audience and makes them wonder what is going to happen next, or what is going to happen to the hurt, or about the justice in the movie. The characters in the movie are so deep and the dialogues makes you think about what’s going to happen next in this movie the tragic ride can be enjoyed. In the movie Jennifer Connelly’s character is a very cheerless one and gray, however she doesn’t get overemotional. The direction and the screenplay is
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