The Best Marigold Hotel stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith as British seniors who are tired of retirement and see an ad for a place called the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in India, run by a young man played by Dev Patel but when they get there they not only get accommodation they didn't expect but find a whole new adventure waiting for them.
Heading into this film I had been somewhat looking forward to it mainly due to the 4 British actors mentioned above, hard not to say no to a cast like that, with that how was the film itself?
Surprisingly I really loved it, it was funny, charming and very sweet in tone, Dench, Nighy, Wilkinson and Smith are all very good and help deliver some very funny jokes that had the audience I saw it with laughing throughout though my favourite had to be the Wi-Fi joke I had a big laugh at that one.
But the film also makes you care about the characters as they go about their new adventure which is a testament to how good the 4 main actors are, don't get me wrong Patel is good also with his endless energy and enthusiasm but the 4 leads steal the show.
All in all, this movie comes highly recommended, 4 out of 5.
1 comment:
Great write-up, Simon.
I really enjoyed MARIGOLD HOTEL, it was such a charming movie and it had such a wonderful cast. Seriously, you could just sit there all day and watch them do what they do on-screen and love every minute of it.
It's a highly recommended movie and I am really glad I saw it too.
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