Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) by Marae B — 16 Aug 2012

Lovely film, good acting, comical and a pleasant watch, thoroughly a nice watch.

This review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) was written by Marae B on 16 Aug 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 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 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 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 Mauricio M (143) on 27 May 2014

Ho Hum predictable, unbelieveable and annoying and boring in equal degrees…

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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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