Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) by Maha A — 26 Jan 2013

Clean, funny, confident. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

This review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) was written by Maha A on 26 Jan 2013.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has generally received positive reviews.

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By Zachary M (293) on 16 Oct 2016

I can see how people in the mid 200's would have been ready for a not so bleak stories depicting the turmoil in the Middle East, would be interested…

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By Brijesh P (30) on 31 Dec 2014

Stay Tuna'd in to this one you will not be disappointed. Simple and yet so sophisticated, very cute (?!) movie…

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By Brent C (295) on 30 Dec 2014

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By Juli R (194) on 13 Feb 2016

Charming romantic comedy. Emily was her irresistible self charming two men but must pick one in the end…

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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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By Champ S (292) on 08 Aug 2015

The film is a beautiful ... and very stretched thin ... metaphor. But Ewen is always delightful, and I never felt we we swimming upstream…

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By Buggy B (332) on 11 Jun 2014

This was very good, it's a BBC production, the kind of movie your Mum would like…

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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 Derrick M (245) on 18 Sep 2014

At first the whole concept was ridiculous, but it was not only the fishing but the other things and philosophy that made it a good one…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 31 Dec 2014

Not the worst premise for a comedy-drama, but everything about the screenplay just seems ridiculous with very exaggerated characters everywhere…

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