Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) by Salman K — 10 Jun 2013

Love Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt, great film! Loved the music in it as well!

This review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) was written by Salman K on 10 Jun 2013.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has generally received positive reviews.

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By Lane B (58) on 13 Jun 2015

Not reading the book had no impact on my enjoyment of this film. Probably wouldn't have liked it had I done so…

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By Jennifer M (1,179) on 31 Aug 2014

I am in love with this movie! I thought this would be some stuffy movie about fishing, but it is not stuffy at all…

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By Gene I B (36) on 06 Jun 2015

Delightful film - charming rather than laugh out loud funny (though I did watch it on my own on iPlayer)…

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By Anke V (1) on 26 Jan 2015

Only 6.8 on imdb, I don't get. The acting is very subtile, Ewan playing a role with asperger syndrome... the humor is very smart…

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By Ken C (567) on 17 Jan 2015

Wonderful, sweet movie with a great cast, good pace,and good script. It was nice touchy movie in a war torn part of the world…

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By Dierregi (39) on 25 Jan 2015

McGregor plays stuffy government employee Dr. Alfred Jones, forced by his boss to pursue the dubious plan of introducing salmons in Yemen…

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By Marco Antonio L (182) on 24 Aug 2017

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By Koa W (1) on 14 May 2018

Disappointed when I saw the movie, it was never as good as the novel, and they had no idea how Yemen should be depicted…

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