The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

My husband and I saw the trailer for this movie a long time ago. It finally made it to our town and we loved it, too. It was lovely to see wrinkles and have them NOT matter! They were "just there" but not the focus of the story.

Not only wrinkles (loved them) but each actor could be understood. Those marvelous stage trained elders did not mumble. My husband and I loved it. Our generation grew up going to movies and would still for films like this one.

The actors and the screenplay resulted in me finding every character interesting, young and old. To me, that is the mark of a good book or a good movie; really caring about what happens to the characters.

Does anyone know Romanian? (My mother-in-law was part Romanian and that's what the subtitles look like to me.)

Yes it's Romanian. (I checked it out with Microsoft's online translator that auto-detects the language.)
I saw the movie when I was in Boston in May and absolutely loved it. Knew I would, as I loved the book it was based on. And anyway, with Judi and Maggie in it. who wouldn't?!
So glad I got the chance to see it on the big screen.

I saw it a couple weeks ago and loved it. It's one of those films that will go in my video collection eventually (i.e., when it's on sale). Maggie Smith is always wonderful as is Dame Judy.

I loved the movie!

Loved this movie and saw it twice in the space of two weeks, once with a friend my age and again with my daughter. Surprisely, she loved it too. Will watch it again when time permits on the site you mention. Hope it isn't taken down soon. Wonderful it is and plan to buy it too when price permits.

I have yet to see it but plan on watching this on-line version you have supplied Ronni.

All of the actors in it are well known to me and are, in my opinion, capable of making any script entertaining. So when they are part of one that is clever and imaginable, so much the better.

Invigorating film. Read somewhere that a comparable company of American actors as talented and long in tooth could not be put together. Can people suggest more than one or two?

Let's make a movie!

I have not seen the movie and looking forward to it when it is available on Netflex.
I am an energetic and upbeat senior and when I read this book a little over a week ago I found some of the people depressing. Maybe it was just me on the particular 107 degree temperature day.
But I enjoyed reading all of your comments...

We saw this movie last weekend and thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it. It was alternately smart, funny, poignant and uplifting.

We used a gift card we'd received, because like ernestine, we generally rent movies for $1.29 with RedBox vs the $19.00 matinee price for two charged to our gift card.

Sincerely hoping this movie makes a mint so more just like it will be forthcoming.

Naomi, I'll bite. Here are a few nominations for our American movie version:
Clint Eastwood, Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Voight, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffmann, Ben Kingsley, William Hurt. Sally Field, Sissy Spacek, Meryl Streep, Cher, Kathy Bates, Faye Dunaway.

There are more, but these are a few I thought of.

All right - I'll bite too: why are we coming up with names of old American actors for this movie?

Is someone suggesting an American remake and if so, why?

The best way to watch this is to forget about who is old or young. It's a movie about achieving happiness and living in the moment.

We loved the movie, great acting. I hope every actor in the movie gets very rich from this one. That's the best revenge on the young ones who think old people don't spend money, so why write movies for them?

Thank you for a lovely and cool afternoon. I'd seen it but it was delicious seeing it again - and it's air conditioned inside and 99 degrees outside.

I never watch TV -- well, hardly ever. And I didn't intend to watch this either, but I thought I'd just take a quick look... well, two hours and a bit later I finished watching! Not that I had any particular plans to do anything else, but I felt that I'd been lifted away from these four walls and sneaked a look at the lives of some characters I wouldn't mind knowing in real life. Thank you for the early afternoon escape -- I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I loved that movie!! Saw it when It first came out, and urged all my friends, whatever their age, to go see it.

Am now on a visit to the East Coast, and am planning on seeing it for a second time with my daughter (aged 50).

Haven't been to a movie in a year because they all look so stupid. Saw this one on Friday. My wife and I took a friend and wife. who agree with us about U.S. movies on Sunday. Good for the British who still know how to make a good movie with all kind of emotion, which it had.

We loved it. Flat out loved it. G, who was raised in Pakistan, kept saying, "It's just like that; it's just like that!"

Sorry to be a bit of a dissenter here but even though I adored all the actors the abundance of dialogue cliches took a lot of the pleasure from me.
Particularly (slight spoiler alert) the warp-speed transformation of Maggie's character.
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I saw this about three weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Love the setting and all the actors. I decided it wasn't really shot in Jaipur or they would surely have included some of the tourist sites -- but it wasn't a traveloge. I appreciated that money problems remained a top, most movies for get about the nitty-gritty of how people pay for things. I beg to differ with wisewebwoman - I don't think Maggie's character changed, it was merely her physical demeanor that was a bit of a surprising change.

Hilary sounds like a wise woman already - I almost said for her age but that would be just as stereotypical as some of the things they say about us, wouldn't it. It sounds like she's bogged down in our acquisitive culture with all her financial commitments. Fortunately, she has recognized where she is and has plenty of time to do something about it.

I wonder if Nancy wasn't just trying to think of aging actors and actresses who a) could get a leading role in an American movie and b) would be willing to show wrinkles and all. I don't think other countries are as prejudiced against the aging/aged as we are.

I saw the movie last month and loved it.

We saw the movie 2 weeks ago. Honestly, it's a little forced in places. But it does make you think . . . which is better than most movies these days.

I really wanted to see this movie. Thanks for the web site.
I live in a rural area. the nearest movie house is 40 miles round trip and would not have offered it. A wonderful cast and story. An inspirational film
about living life to the fullest.

Loved the book. It wasn't available in the US when I ordered it on Amazon...didn't I hear about it here???? I think it was last fall sometime. In any event, it didn't follow much of the book's story line, but I enjoyed it. I love that British actors are not trying to be "Hollywood", but just real people. In the US we marvel that Charlize Theron was so plain and downright ugly in that movie about a killer. But the British don't seem focused on looks-just acting. I love to see a cast that looks just like the people I see each day. It makes any story much more believable.

Loved it. So bright and cheery and made me love the human race (for a change).

Many thanks for the link to the movie. Wonderful! I stayed up much too late watching but it was worth it.

I think the subtitle language is Romanian since it seems to have a Latin root.

A friend and I saw Marigold independently of each other some weeks ago without any preconceptions or conversations. We both agreed that we enjoyed the movie, found it entertaining but agreed aspects of it seemed disappointingly contrived.

I think the cast is excellent and am attracted to any movie in which any one of them appears.

Good for Hiliary! There were actions I never quite got around to when life commitments and events intruded.

A delightful and inspiring movie that presents realities which occour in peoples lives. Making decisions or turns in our life even when we are experienced individuals can be exhilerating and freedom from many emotional bonds. Thanks for sharing this film.