Synopsis
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.
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Cast
- Bill NighyDouglas Ainslie
- Maggie SmithMuriel Donnelly
- Tom WilkinsonGraham Dashwood
- Judi DenchEvelyn Greenslade
- Dev PatelSonny Kapoor
- Penelope WiltonJean Ainslie
- Celia ImrieMadge Hardcastle
- Ronald PickupNorman Cousins
- Ramona MarquezMadge's Grandchild
- Hugh DicksonJudge
Recommendations
- 83
Tampa Bay Times
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. - 80
Empire
Charming, delightful and amusing - just what you'd expect from the star-studded cast of veterans. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Even at its most predictable, the winning characterizations and soulful insights into aging keep the handsome film on a warmly satisfying track. - 70
Variety
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, with marigold garlands and picturesque poverty. - 70
The New Yorker
Judi Dench is especially good; playing a vulnerable character, for a change, she allows her habitual toughness to give way to uncertainty, fear, and moments of gathering resolve, and she delivers one of her most wide-ranging and moving performances. [7 May 2012, p. 81] - 70
Village Voice
The plot twists are about as venerable as the cast and predictably affecting when performed with such old-hand proficiency. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film is home to some unique redeeming factors, but it panders to viewers by diluting its lesson, which teaches that some comfort zones can only be truly abandoned on the other side of the world. - 40
The Guardian
It is oddly like an Agatha Christie thriller with all the pasteboard characters, 2D backstories and foreign locale, but no murder.
