The Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel (2012)
Based on the novel
“These Foolish Things” this film from director John Madden stars
Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson. A
group of ageing Britons set off for retirement living in a hotel in
India.
This is film is pretty
much what you would expect, a fairly light comedy with a positive
outlook on life. There are decent performances from the large cast
but with so many characters it does feel like one or two get short
changed and some of the stories are a little simplistic due to time
constraints. One thing you do have to wonder given recent news
stories on India is that this film is certainly not a warts and all
portrayal of life in India and just how rose tinted the world it
offers is.
3/5
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