Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) by Pinattar — 02 Jul 2012

When I first heard of this movie I thought the concept was ridiculous, and it is. But the thing about this movie that makes it enjoyable is that they acknowledge and the premise is ridiculous. And half way through the movie I realized that you just have to give in and accept that what is happening can happen, like the movie say you need to have faith (which is the underlying theme though the whole movie).

And once I realized that I was able to enjoy the movie. All that being said the movie is not perfect. A lot of the dialogue can be hit or miss, some times it can make you cringe or make you have a huge smile on your face.

The same goes with the acting, especially Ewan McGregor who gives a somewhat bi-polar performance, he goes from being a very sensitive character to a totally anti-social one. The same goes fro Emily Blunt, I found it exceptionally hard to believe that she fell in love with someone after knowing them only for three weeks, but that might have been because they only have a couple of scenes before he leave for war.

But for some reason this movie just works for me, maybe it was Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunts' chemistry or maybe it's because McGregor and Blunt are such beautiful people and I liked seeing them on screen.

It is definitely an enjoyable feel-good movie, if you can give in to the premise. 7.5/10.