Monday, January 09, 2017

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2012 film starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Tom Wilkinson, and Maggie Smith. It's about a group of unconnected seniors who end up retiring to the same hotel in India. What a delightful film! The day after we watched it we went to the local music/video store and bought the sequel. We loved this one!

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The New York Times concludes with this: "Besides its sterling cast, its ace in the hole is its pungent depiction of Jaipur’s teeming streets, which give an otherwise well-mannered movie a blinding splash of color." The Telegraph calls it "sweet-natured, good-hearted and decent."

Roger Ebert gives it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars. Rotten Tomatoes has a critics rating of 78%.

8 comments:

  1. I really need to see this movie. I know, I know, it has been out for quite a long time

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    1. I don't know why I had never seen it before. There are just so _many_ movies, I guess.

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    1. I liked the sequel, too :) I wish they'd make more.

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  3. I've never heard of that movie before. I guess I live in a cave. But I'll watch the trailer when I get my new computer back.

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    1. I don't remember it being in theaters, but I'm glad I found it.

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    1. My husband loves funny movies with happy endings, and this one is perfect for that :)

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