The Christian Sciene MonitorAt first I thought that McGregor, who is playing a nebbishy repressed type, was miscast. But he's rather touching, and he tu...
Total FilmTamer than the book and not as funny, this is Salmon filleted. But McGregor and Blunt make fetching lovebirds, while Kristin...
ReelViewsArguably, the biggest hurdle to clear for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is its title. Let's be frank - how many viewers will b...
Los Angeles TimesThe film has a grand cast, with Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked at the center of this very cl...
Chicago Sun-TimesThis perhaps sounds like a hilarious movie. So it could be, in the hands of the masters of classic British comedy.
Chicago TribuneThere's a great romantic comedy in this material, somewhere, which is too bad, because the movie that did get made is decent...
Rolling StoneMcGregor and Blunt have charm to spare and the no-bull instinct to cut to the heart of a scene. In the Dead Sea of Hollywood...
The Philadelphia InquirerIt is what it is, and if you find McGregor and Blunt appealing, the movie will have you feeling similarly about it.
The New York TimesThe appeal of the film depends on the charm of Mr. McGregor and Ms. Blunt, whose polite but discreetly charged connection is...
Washington PostSomehow managing to be both twee and edgy, the absurdist but gently winning romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen work...
San Francisco ChronicleMakes use of pink-fleshed vertebrates as the inspiration for sweet romantic musings on love and life, faith and patience - a...
New York Daily NewsHallstrom ... goes for a "Local Hero"-type feeling, but the movie has to swim upstream to get anywhere.
USA TodayDespite sporting the worst cinematic title since The Chumscrubber, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen hooks some charming laughs an...
Entertainment WeeklyYou can have a reasonably nice time at Salmon Fishing in the Yemen if you accept that it's the tidiest movie imaginable to e...
Film FractureThe film is cleverly crafted, well acted and beautifully shot, and it's a story that hasn't been told before.
Hollywood ReporterFly fishing is offered as a path to peace in rom-com whose ample charms are threatened by unnecessary buzz-kills.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Lasse Hallström
Writer: Simon Beaufoy
Studio: CBS Films
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas
Release: September 22, 2011
Writer: Simon Beaufoy
Studio: CBS Films
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas
Release: September 22, 2011
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