- Mark Kermode, BBC Radio Five Live, May 01, 2012
Unfortunately, these characters belong to different worlds that don't meld, cartoonish political satire and dopey romcom.
- David Sexton, This is London, April 20, 2012
The weakest part of this film is the ferocious government PR chief, played by Kristin Scott Thomas, with much lip-pursing and eye-rolling, but nothing funny or believable in the script for her to say.
- Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK], April 19, 2012
The kind of film you might find on the DVD shelf of a holiday cottage, and that's not necessarily a criticism.
- Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph, April 19, 2012
- , Empire Magazine, April 19, 2012
The stars are endearing enough to keep things tolerable, though you may wonder why even McGregor's Scots brogue sounds artificially sweetened here.
- Guy Lodge, Time Out, April 17, 2012
As awkward as McGregor's geeky hero and almost as confused as the titular plan, Salmon Fishing is still very likable if you're prepared to take the bait.
- Anna Smith, Empire Magazine, April 15, 2012
For those who prefer their otherwise bitter politics lightly coated with sugar, this should suffice. A bolder remit wouldn't have hurt, though, given the source material.
- Ed Gibbs, The Sun Herald, April 09, 2012
Hallstrom and Beaufoy have no great pretensions. They're out to deliver a feelgood film, but it's a very classy one.
- Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald, April 04, 2012
The two leads are attractive; it's a nice role for Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt is a good match for him.
- Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia), April 04, 2012
Talented actors are swimming upstream in clunky melodrama.
- Don Groves, sbs.com.au, April 02, 2012
All the great talents combined - from writer Simon Beaufoy and director Lasse Hallstrom to the principal cast - can't quite convince us of the film's overall veracity
- Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile, March 31, 2012
While "Salmon Fishing" fritters away the comic momentum of its madcap opening chapters, it's like angling -- a pleasant diversion if you can look below the surface and muster the patience to appreciate it.
- Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 22, 2012
A charming little movie.
- Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic, March 22, 2012
While both Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor are enormously appealing actors, Hallstrom has made a movie that pretends it is something it's not -- namely, an intelligent romantic comedy.
- John Anderson, Newsday, March 16, 2012
Hallstrom shores up his film with a terrific cast that can often make up for the parts that sag under the uneven weight of preciousness.
- Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, March 29, 2012
Only Scott Thomas, biting off all her sentences like a piranha, rescues "Salmon Fishing" from being a by-the-numbers romantic comedy; you wish the redoubtable Ms. Maxwell had her own movie.
- Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times, March 22, 2012
The preachiness - about "faith" - gets so thick that the film completely loses all its early zingy lightness of touch.
- Antonia Quirke, Financial Times, April 19, 2012
Too light for its own good.
- Tom Seymour, Little White Lies, April 19, 2012
It's an engaging love story that should appeal to moviegoers with a flair for the offbeat.
- Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 23, 2012
