Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

Genre: Romantic Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas
Running time: 107 minutes



A financial advisor recruits an uptight fisheries expert to lead a project paid for by a Yemen sheikh, who wants to bring the sport of fly fishing to his country. At first, the expert in this field scoffs at the idea, saying that it is unrealistic because Yemen does not have the necessary infrastructure to make it happen, but, soon enough, he embarks fully into the vision for this crazy idea.

This is a cute little fantasy film, with some solid performances and some not so good ones. Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt both had the right tone for their respective characters and thus made them believable. Kristin Scott Thomas, on the other hand, was way over the top, almost to the point of looking like a caricature. Every time she appeared on the screen, it took me out of it for a while. It was fortunate she did not have a bigger role in the whole thing. It is disappointing, because she has shown some better performances in the past; I have no idea what happened here.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is an entertaining little ditty of a film. It is nothing overly extraordinary, but it offers a nice little story with some good acting and majestic scenery.


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