The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Review
Star cast, star film location
It was almost inevitable that I was going to love this movie.
Take a handful of my favourite actors, add a witty script and an entertaining plot and then, to cap it all, locate the action in India. Add great photography into the mix and I knew that this would become a lifelong favorite.
I highly recommend it. Below,you'll see some video clips from the film and I'm sure that you'll agree that the premise is interesting,to say the least.
The actors
One glimpse at the DVD cover on the right will show you the caliber of the actors. When this bunch get together, you know you're in for a real treat. So many of my favorite films feature these people and having them perform together is one film is incredible.
This is still a relatively new film but I imagine that it will become a classic.
'Mature'
You'll have noticed, of course, that the majority of the actors are what the film calls 'in their golden years' and that's largely what this film is about. A group of older people decide to go to spend their last years in a retirement hotel in India; some with more reluctance than others. As you'll see from the trailer below, the hotel is not exactly as they had thought when they had checked it out in the only way possible - on the internet.
Needless to say, there are many wonderful surprises in store.
Honored actors
All the actors in this film are acknowledged as being the best by both the general public and their peers. In addition, three are Dames of the British Empire. Two have been awarded Orders of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen for their services to the entertainment industry.
How can this not be a great film? Read on.
See the trailer and a short clip
The official trailer gives you flavor of what's to come.
As you can see from the movie clip, some of the group have accepted the idea of being in India but others definitely have not.
An added bonus in this film is the remarkable young Indian hotel owner who is determined to make his property a success and please his British guests.
Every actor in this wonderful film is superb. But if I had to single out one in particular - and that's so difficult - I think it would be Maggie Smith. As you can see in the videos, she is one of the members of the group who certainly does not like India.
More film recommendations
If you like Marigold, then I'd highly recommend these movies too.
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith
These actors have been friends for many years. Both have the most wonderful sense of fun and their acting is remarkable. Below, see another film in which they appear together.
Judi Dench also stars in the film below - playing a completely different role to the one she performs so well in Marigold. In the production below, she is Queen Victoria.
I have to say that I think the female actors steal the show in Marigold. Two of them are also in the film below - another one that I highly recommend.
