“Salmon Fishing In The Yemen” is a British romantic-comedy but it isn’t very funny, it’s not particularly interesting. It’s a real shame because if it had done the same story from a different perspective, it could have been entertaining. Sadly, we get this well-intentioned movie that just isn’t very good.

We follow nature expert Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”, “Trainspotting”), who is convinced by consultant Harriet (Emily Blunt “Looper”, “The Adjustment Bureau”) to help a sheik’s vision of having salmon fishing in his home country of Yemen. It’s not a great story but it could have been made more interesting if they had showed how the sheik came up with this vision but instead, we get stuck with how Alfred and Harriet bond.

Both Alfred and Harriet are socially awkward characters but not in a fun and entertaining way. They are just dull in real-life way. We spend a lot of time with these characters and to be fair, I rather wish we didn’t. The other characters are relatively bland as well and the performances are uninspired too. I can safely say that I wasn’t very impressed with the cast/characters department in this movie.

This film is harmless but it’s just so unbelievably boring that I can’t honestly see who would want to watch it. Movies are usually about fascinating stories that help us expand our own imaginations but this type of film doesn’t have that kind of quality. This film is like that kind of person who is a very kind person but just isn’t aware that what they’re saying couldn’t be much uninteresting. If it is horrible weather outside and the only thing you can find on the television is this, I suggest you get a board game (preferably something such as “Monopoly” or some form of chess) instead. Also, many people thought this was a true story and some even booked fishing trips to Yemen. It’s a work of fiction.