Review of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) by Joel M — 24 Dec 2013
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was far from being a five-star stay, but I would still mildly recommend for you to check into this picture. Director John Madden illustrates this movie about a group of senior citizens who travel to India for a variety of reasons as a semi- cautionary tale of what can happen if you don't take risks in life. However, Madden was too maddening abrupt and repetitive in presenting that lesson to his viewers. Ol Parker's screenplay had its witty snippets here and there, but it was not the best exotic movie scribe either. The cast was sound though; highlighted by oldies but still goodies Judi Dench as a grieving widow, Bill Nighy as husband stuck in a controlling marriage, Tom Wilkinson as a retired Judge looking for a past love in India, and Maggie Smith as a feisty-racist geriatric who travels to the country for hip replacement surgery. All solid work here but I favor Smith's as the hippest. May critics were enamored with this picture; I am not one of them, even though I am not a real film critic. "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" does deserve a visit , but I would have reservations on expecting too much.
*** Average.
This review of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) was written by Joel M on 24 Dec 2013.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has generally received positive reviews.
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