Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) by Rahul P — 17 Jul 2012
Salmon Fishing in Yemen.
Kristin Scott Thomas as Patricia Maxwell, the Brit PM's personal assistant hooks on to the majority of Salmons in this British romantic comedy about a Sheikh's ludicrous fascination to fish in the desert country of Yemen. This is despite her small role that doesn't detour the story in any direction at all. Patricia just holds fort, provides those usual quibbles, quite comic, like a PM's assistant does in the YES MINISTER series , as the leads in 'SFIY', go about realizing Waked's(Yemeni Sheikh) idea of a fishing lake in the desert. One of them - the leads, is Dr. Alfred Jones who is unhappily married and is an expert in fisheries. The other is Ms Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, a consultant whose boyfriend is Missing in Action in Afghanistan.
The true intentions of our Sheikh, actual Salmon fishing etc take a back seat as 'Salmon Fishing In Yemen' starts to look increasingly like a Bollywood love story, when Alfred's wife asks him whether he is in love with his skirt wearing assistant.
Alfred stays mum. His wife packs her bags and leaves. No prizes for guessing what happens next.
Perhaps 'Slumdog Millionaire', Simon Beaufoy's recent big screenplay has left him with a bit of an after taste.
Rating: 2.5 Stars.
Average.
This review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) was written by Rahul P on 17 Jul 2012.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has generally received positive reviews.
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