Must Go! It's a Hit! by Optimism The Sunday matinee we attended was near-full, even tho SALMON FISHING was also being shown at the same time in a second theater across the lobby. A HIT! Why? Because it's adorable: literate and...
Go Loved it better than the book by 36003657 I loved the book and was delighted to learn that a movie was made of it. I could hardly wait to have it come my town and scanned theaters in nearby towns to see if they already show it. Well, it...
Must Go! Salmon Fishing in Yemen by jacqpk By far the best movie I have seen in a long while. Good story, great pace, excellent casting and acting, and beautiful scenery. A must see!!!!!...
80 NPR | Ella Taylor The crisply sweet banter and the halting intimacy that grows between two shy people with a common goal more than makes up for a wildly implausible plot. Read full review
75 Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea If all this sounds like too much whimsy to bear, be forwarned. There is whimsy everywhere. Read full review
75 San Francisco Chronicle | Amy Biancolli The film's emotional complexities don't allow for much of the canned sentiment that normally gets dished out in romantic dramas; what emerges instead, over several reels, is endearingly tender and complicated. Read full review
75 Rolling Stone | Peter Travers This is a rich subject for satire and sticking it to political bureaucracy. Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours) has mined Paul Torday's book for delicious nuggets about Western capitalism at war with Muslim culture. Read full review