House of Sand and Fog compels attention, but there’s no solace in this movie. Don’t watch it if you’re in the mood for a light-hearted escape. That which can go wrong, does. There are no winners here. Still, I might want to read the book from which the movie was made. The movie avoided simplicity, but I wonder what other depths (positive and negative) are in the written words. This DVD wasn’t on my Netflix list last weekend.