I enjoyed Ewan McGregor in Big Fish and Miss Potter . . .
I enjoyed Ewan McGregor in Big Fish and Miss Potter. It looks like "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" will not disappoint. I'm looking foreword to seeing this film.
shareHe doesn't disappoint. I can't help thinking that it's a good thing that he hasn't become a big star in America. If he had, he probably wouldn't have been able to do films like these.
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I think he did have the choice of being a big star, but he seems to have chosen to do more personal films like this. I mean, he did Star Wars and "The Island", but I got the impression from things he's said in interviews that he didn't like doing the green/blue screen stuff very much. I imagine most real actors (rather than movie stars) probably find that kind of work a bit unfulfilling.
I loved Ewan in this film and the fact that he plays a man of his own age.
I finally did get to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. It actually did disappoint. The story failed to persuade me that Ewan McGregor's character had just reason for ditching his lovely wife for someone else. This is the part of the movie where the protagonist became an unsympathetic character. This kind of movie can be an enjoyable fantasy for many people but I was disappointed with the film's story.
shareLovely wife? She was dismissive and uninterested in much of anything other than her own career. Not my definition of lovely.
shareShe was young, distracted, and not quite grown up yet but, I did not think it was a case for exiting a marriage. Marriage is a journey through the stages of life. It looked like the public service job was more something our protagonist should want to divorce from. He was forced be a paid horror while they waved a big fat public service pension in his face and demanded that he dance for them.
His case for ditching his wife was foggy and if you want to say that the film is a reflection of the times we live in, that could be a compelling argument.
She left HIM for Switzerland without even talking to him about it. When he was upset her response was that she'd have Sunday's available for him to come visit - occasionally.
When he said he'd quit his job her first response was about the pension.
When he commented about having children she pretended to have not heard him.
Your opinion is that he should have sat at home waiting for her to recommit to the relationship instead of pursuing a life of his own? Only when she thought she'd lose him did she get interested again.
Good riddance selfish jerk.
You make some good compelling points, Freitagfan. Thanks.
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