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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 02 May 2012

With its accent on character, it feels more like a comfy novel than a movie…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 02 May 2012

A gently amusing tale of seven seniors who run away from dreary old England for a new life as retirement Raj in India…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 02 May 2012

Not just a simple cinematic confection, it offers emotional depth, terrific acting and the kind of enjoyment that too few movies even aspire…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 02 May 2012

The attitudes evinced by most of the characters, and the movie itself, are those of the admiring tourist, and as two-hour tours go, The Best…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 02 May 2012

Mostly The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel stays focused on the cutesy, low-stakes personal journeys of its English characters, characters it would…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 02 May 2012

We suspect that the film will be about their various problems and that the hotel will not be as advertised…

Review of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 02 May 2012

With its accent on character, it feels more like a comfy novel than a movie…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 01 May 2012

Director John Madden and an ensemble of polished actors in their second primes make this a constant amusement and a nice alternative at the movies…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 01 May 2012

Mostly, Marigold Hotel is old-fashioned, safe and resistant to stray from its comfort zone -- like visiting a foreign country and only eating…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 01 May 2012

Marigold 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…

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By Joanna Langfield (398) for The Movie Minute (398) on 01 May 2012

The Avengers of old age, a team of superhero actors considerably enhance this sweet but slight look at taking life by the tail…

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By R. Kurt Osenlund (158) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 01 May 2012

The film is home to some unique redeeming factors, but it panders to viewers by diluting its lesson, which teaches that some comfort zones…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 30 Apr 2012

This small-scale film is such anomaly in today's youth-oriented, spectacle-driven industry that you have to respect the conviction of director…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 30 Apr 2012

Madden pads the film with shimmering images of Jaipur and its surroundings; a midmovie funeral sequence - 'cause somebody's got to kick the…

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 30 Apr 2012

The plot twists are about as venerable as the cast and predictably affecting when performed with such old-hand proficiency…

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By David Denby (676) for New Yorker (1,403) on 30 Apr 2012

Even at its most predictable, the winning characterizations and soulful insights into aging keep the handsome film on a warmly satisfying track…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Variety (12,700) on 27 Apr 2012

The powerhouse cast is so capable, the actors just about manage to play the picture as if it were a Midsummer Night's Dream-style frothy farce,…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 19 Apr 2012

Schmaltzy, sure, but this witty comedy-drama is a riot of colors and blessed by performances from A-list British actors…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 21 Mar 2012

The best advice when watching The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is to accept its dramatic short cuts as the flaws they are…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 21 Mar 2012

Despite the strong performances, the film does feel stuffy with its forced, predictable storyline…

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