This was surprisingly fun to watch. I didn't know if I would like it (even though the cast is incredible) because it is targeted outside of my age bracket but it's very good. I would compare it to Love Actually in tone. I couldn't say for sure why because they don't have anything in common really, except Bill Nighy, but that's the association that's strongest in my mind.A handful of British seniors decide to cash in their retirements and live out their days in the charming Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in Jaipur, India. Muriel (Maggie Smith) is only going to get a cheaper hip replacement surgery, despite being staunchly racist. Graham (Tom Wilkinson) is trying to reconnect with the country he loved as a child. Madge (Celia Imrie) wants a rich husband. Norman (Ronald Pickup) just wants sex. Evelyn (Judi Dench), a widow, wants an experience that is just hers and the Ainslie's (Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton) want a luxurious escape. When they arrive, they discover that the Marigold is sorely wilted and its optimistic but hapless manager (Dev Patel) is in way over his head.
Ensembles live and die on the strength of the cast's chemistry. All of these actors are well-respected consummate professionals and this film sparkled because of it. Maggie Smith was hilarious so she gets the shout out from me. Every line she delivered was a bullseye.
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