Even by director Lasse Hallstrom's standards, Salmon Fishing pushes gentle whimsy to the very middle-class and preposterous limit. Director and leads Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt and Amr Waked all turn in professional and effective work from Simon Beaufouy's clinically-structured screenplay, and there is much to admire and enjoy with so little to actually believe. The cinematography is terrific, ranging from the Scottish Highlands to the vast desert terrain, and the players deliver charm and warmth. The film is utterly stolen by Kristin Scott Thomas as the Prime Minister's go-getter, whose acidic rapid-fire delivery provides a sharp contrast to the rest of the film and is fired off with such joyous comedic relish that you wish she appeared in more scenes (and indeed that the actress had more roles like this). Salmon Fishing is pleasant, occasionally amusing, professionally presented but not particularly memorable.
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