From the offbeat title to the unexpected pairing of Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” is intriguing from the start. Based on Paul Torday’s novel of the same name, McGregor plays Dr. Fred Jones, a pragmatic salmon expert who works for the British fisheries.
Blunt stars as the charming Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, who handles a wealthy Yemeni sheik’s financial assets. The film artfully mixes an unlikely romance with British politics. This quirky blend of genres works, and overall the movie is entertaining.
Sheik Muhammad (Amr Waked) dreams of bringing salmon fishing to Yemen. Harriet is given the task of handling this outlandish project. She enlists the help of Dr. Fred, who initially rejects her offer. The course of these characters’ lives change when Patricia Maxwell (Kirstin Scott Thomas), the British prime minister’s relentlessly efficient personal assistant, decides that this project will provide the PM with some positive press.
With the persistent urging of Patricia, Fred is forced to participate in the sheik’s endeavors.
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