Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Movie: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Genre: Romantic comedy

Synopsis: Harriet (Emily Blunt) works in London for a wealthy Arab - Sheik Muhammed (Amr Waked).  The Sheik is a fly fishing enthusiast and decides he wants his Yemeni countrymen to be able to share his past-time.  In an effort to make this happen, Harriet hires Dr, Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor) - a British government fishing expert – to come up with a plan to import salmon into a river in Yemen.

My two cents: The movie sounds crazy, but is actually quite good.  The sheik is quite a philosopher and is really intent on bettering the lives of his countrymen.  Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor were both great in their roles.  I especially loved the dry sense of humor Ewan McGregor’s character had.  If you like romantic comedies, this one will not let you down.  Definitely one of the best movies of 2012, in my opinion.

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