
Seven elderly Britons, for a variety of reasons, respond to an online ad and travel to Jaipur, India, where they find run-down hotel with a young, exuberant, and optimistic host. Evelyn Greenslade (Dame Judi Dench), newly widowed, wants a low-cost experience, Graham Dashwood (Tom Wilkinson) seeks a long-ago love, Douglas Ainslie (Bill Nighy) and Jean Ainslie (Dame Penelope Wilton) have lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel Donnelly (Dame Maggie Smith) needs cheap ... (Full plot summary below)
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Seven elderly Britons, for a variety of reasons, respond to an online ad and travel to Jaipur, India, where they find run-down hotel with a young, exuberant, and optimistic host. Evelyn Greenslade (Dame Judi Dench), newly widowed, wants a low-cost experience, Graham Dashwood (Tom Wilkinson) seeks a long-ago love, Douglas Ainslie (Bill Nighy) and Jean Ainslie (Dame Penelope Wilton) have lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel Donnelly (Dame Maggie Smith) needs cheap hip surgery, Madge Hardcastle (Celia Imrie) seeks a rich husband, and Norman Cousins (Ronald Pickup) is chasing women. India affects each in different ways, enchanting Douglas and Evelyn while driving Jean deeper into bitterness. Their host, young Sonny (Dev Patel), has dreams but little cash or skill; he also has a girlfriend whom his mother dismisses. Stories cross and discoveries await each one.
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| The Movie MinuteJoanna LangfieldThe Avengers of old age, a team of superhero actors considerably enhance this sweet but slight look at taking life by the tail. |
| Birmingham PostGraham YoungDespite the combined age of the cast, the script is remarkably life-affirming. |
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottI'm not fond of the word, but no other adjective really gets to the heart of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel like delightful. |
| Film ExperienceNathaniel RogersI went, as I imagine many people will, for some Quality Dame Time and I got it so I shouldn't complain... |
| Film School RejectsKate ErblandYour parents probably don't want to go to The Avengers this weekend (and that's okay!) but audiences can do far worse for themselves than to take a quick cinematic trip to John Madden's The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. |
| New YorkerDavid DenbyEven at its most predictable, the winning characterizations and soulful insights into aging keep the handsome film on a warmly satisfying track. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMarigold Hotel achieves what it sets out to do: Sell something safe and sweet, in a vivid foreign setting, to an underserved share of the moviegoing market. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWe suspect that the film will be about their various problems and that the hotel will not be as advertised. What we may not expect is what a charming, funny and heartwarming movie this is, a smoothly crafted entertainment that makes good use of seven superb veterans. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowA dream team ensemble cast of British acting superstars gives a predictable story of displaced retirees spark and depth in this cozy tale. |
| TIME MagazineMary F. PolsThere are brutal truths about the declining years in Best Exotic, from loneliness to financial woes that can't be solved by getting a new job, but they are amply padded with comedy and cheery messages about acceptance; this is no bitter pill to swallow. |