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RATING:
PG-13 for some violence and sexual content, and brief language
GENRE:
Adaptation, Comedy, Foreign
RELEASE:
March 9, 2012
STARRING:
Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Tom Mison
DIRECTOR:
Lasse Hallström
DISTRIBUTOR:
CBS Films
More on this movie at IMDb.com
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CHRISTIAN MOVIE REVIEW
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
By Hannah Goodwyn
CBN.com Senior Producer
CBN.com
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is as intriguing and unique as its title. This new movie starring Ewan McGregor (Star Wars: Episode I, II, III) and Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau) does have its cautionary elements though.
THE MOVIE IN A MINUTE
Sheik Muhammed (Amr Waked) wants to do the impossible – introduce salmon fishing to his home country, the Republic of Yemen. So he enlists the help of his ally in Britain, business woman Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (Emily Blunt). Knowing nothing about getting water and fish to the desert, Harriet turns to Dr. Albert Jones (Ewan McGregor), the country’s leading fisheries expert. Reluctant because of the nature of this unrealistic proposal, Dr. Jones is soon pressured by an overzealous press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) interested in getting a good news story happening in the Middle East. With the government intensely backing the outlandish project, the sheik, Harriet and Dr. Jones have to throw caution to the wind and make the impossible happen against all odds.
THE GOOD AND BAD IN SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
From a purely aesthetic and entertainment perspective, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is one of the better produced films released this year. It is well rounded in the quality of the acting, script and direction – allowing moviegoers to experience a full range of emotions, from hilarity to distress.
Despite its strengths, this film’s family-friendly weaknesses include pre-marital relations, emotional adultery and offensive language – all contributing to its PG-13 rating.
That said, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen pits faith against realism. It is by no means pro- or anti-Christianity, but is a conversation starter. Faith is discussed in vague terms, with Islam as the backdrop. The conversations between the Sheik and Dr. Jones are the starting points that our diverse culture needs to get the discussion of how faith can interact with our everyday life started.
IN THE END
It's a story about dreaming the impossible into reality. Though nothing supernatural happens in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, it does ask churchgoers and atheists alike to have faith. The important step after the credits end is to explain what true faith in God means.
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 Hannah Goodwyn serves as the Entertainment producer for CBN.com. For more articles and information, visit Hannah's bio page.
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