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BIG FISH

Today's film was Lasse Hallstrom's

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen River

with Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. Now. How many mispellings are there in that sentence. None. I got through it without looking them up.

There is what is called a "critical" objection to this film in that it is thought to be too light for someone of Hallstrom's talent.

I never understand this kind of criticism.

The film is amusing, at times LOL amusing. Kristen Scott Thomas has a sub-part as a vicious Brit bureaucrat and Amad Waked is the sheik who wants to stock a desert river with salmon.

There is, sometimes, too much criticism. I liked this and would recommend it to anyone.

Sure there are subplots that aren't very important but he had to fill the time. There are no fart jokes, no one moons other people, there is no dishonesty and immature behavior. In otherwords this is an adult film and you would think critics would welcome it amid the travesties they normally have to watch.

It was sort of popular anyway.

It is a high 3. I won't see it again because once you know the plot it is over. The jokes are memorable enough that smiles will continue for a while.

Don't get to be an auteur director because they won't let you just have fun. Fuck 'em.

Labels: films