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Lasse HallströmScenario:
Simon BeaufoyCamera:
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Dario MarianelliActeurs:
Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked, Kristin Scott Thomas, Catherine Steadman, Tom Mison, Rachael Stirling, Tom Beard, Jill Baker, Conleth Hill (meer)Streaming (1)
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Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor), een in visserij gespecialiseerde overheidswetenschapper, krijgt van een sympathieke Sjeik de ogenschijnlijk onmogelijke taak om zalm te introduceren in de hooglanden van Jemen. Met een kritische blik en lichte tegenzin begint Alfred aan het project, aangemoedigd door de Sjeiks mooie assistente Harriet (Emily Blunt), en de genadeloze woordvoerster van de Minister President (Kristin Scott Thomas), die in het plan wel een goed positief verhaal ziet om de laatste blunder van de regering te maskeren. Wanneer het ambitieuze project tegen ieders verwachting in steeds concreter vorm begint te krijgen, lijkt dit niet alleen Alfred zijn leven, maar ook de Britse politieke relatie met het Midden Oosten te kunnen veranderen. (Paradiso Films)
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Fewer minutes, less of the rich, kind sheik, less “lemonade" during the salmon finale, but on the other hand greater portions of the perfect bureaucratic satire (and why not just a straight comedy à la Yes, (Prime) Minister for the Kristin Scott Thomas/Conleth Hill) duo... That would have helped Hallström from falling into the “pleasant, but utterly humdrum" category. P.S.: McGregor is wrongly type-cast in his role; does anybody (women) find his boring, hen-pecked, dry pen-pusher act convincing? It’s like having Halle Berry play Precious.
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A deadly combination of fishing philosophy, lifestyle mysticism, advertising kitsch and great actors. And by the way, this is another film that stands on a certain premise and denies it by its very nature (this is becoming such a nice tradition). Salmon is a fish that swims upstream, whilst this is an obese carp from the pond. And it stinks from the head down.
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has both screenplay and actors to support it. McGregor is right on the border between nice guy and eccentric jerk and he and Blunt work nicely together. The A-grade cutting British humor and the absurdity of the whole idea becomes much more serious towards the end. Hallström serves us on a silver platter not just salmon, but also one of the most pleasant romantic comedies of the past few years.
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I’ve recently seen a similarly goofy movie, though a little less well-known than this one. It was called Flicker. Like Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, it was absurd and it was very nice to look at. In the same way, however, I couldn’t get over the absurdity and somehow couldn’t get rid of the impression that even though the idea is pleasant, the execution is very nice and the actors play brilliantly, I’ll probably never watch this film again and it won’t bother me at all.
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I will give it three feeble stars, but the project needed a different approach and a different director. The subject matter directly called for a satire and ironic comedy genre, but Lasse Hallström is by nature a poet and romantic, so despite his undeniable directorial qualities, it ultimately feels barren. The solid cast is also not properly utilized due to the problematic screenplay. Overall impression: 50%.
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