Director : Lasse Hallstrom
Running Time : 108 mins
Financial advisor Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (Blunt) is approached by a Yemeni Sheikh (Waked), wanting advice on how he can introduce the sport of fly fishing to his home country. She in turn asks for advice from Dr Alfred Jones (McGregor), a well-known fisheries expert, but he dismisses the plan due to the fact that the temperatures in the Yemen are in no way cold enough and that the country lacks the water necessary to sustain the salmon needed for the sport, but when the Prime Minister’s office hear about the project, Jones is forced into travelling to the Yemen as a show of support.
For such a basic plot this is actually very well written, with some wonderful word play from all involved. I was a little disappointed that this went down the obvious route of having Fred and Harriet get together, but the way in which it was done was kind of sweet, I guess. The only issue I had was that there was very little resolution as to what happened to the people who flooded the fishing area – it would have been nice to see them get punished.
You’ll like this if you liked : The King’s Speech
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