Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) by Nick B — 16 Sep 2012

Genius! Call biased but Amr Waked was brilliant...

This review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) was written by Nick B on 16 Sep 2012.

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 Todd F (201) on 01 May 2015

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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 Paula B (102) on 16 Apr 2018

The scenery is gorgeous and serene, and the story has a lovely pace to it. I miss seeing these kinds of movies. What a fabulous movie…

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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 Nicolette H (166) on 12 Jun 2014

Really good. I enjoyed the story and the cast all worked well. I especially loved Ewan McGregor. So Good…

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By Cb M (56) on 23 Jan 2016

McGregor and Blunt are wonderful in this fairly standard romantic development. Scott Thomas provides most of the laughs in a hilarious performance…

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By Neely Swanson (130) for Easy Reader (California) (130) on 17 Sep 2017

More than a love story or an awakening, Hallström has given us something of beauty, depth and dimension beyond the human stories he tells…

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By Tony P (976) on 24 Dec 2014

Yet another feel-good movie, Scott-Thomas should have featured in it more as she was hilarious…

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By Don S (1,504) on 29 Jan 2017

As odd as it sounds, this movie about building a river through arid land and stoking it with salmon so the locals can learn to fly fish is…

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