Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) by Michael K — 01 Dec 2012

Occasionally funny and thoughtful but it's one of those overly positive, obvious, boring story.

This review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) was written by Michael K on 01 Dec 2012.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has generally received positive reviews.

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By Valerie P (219) on 15 Jan 2015

You do not have to like fishing to enjoy this film! Believe me. You don't even have to like fish full stop…

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By Darine S (136) on 14 Mar 2016

Airplane movie at best. Don't take the bait…

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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 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 Carole T (394) on 04 Jan 2015

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt carry this movie alongside a surprisingly wonderful performance by Amr Waked…

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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 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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