Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) 7.5

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011): 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. (7.3)

Director: John Madden
Writers: Ol Parker (screenplay), Deborah Moggach (novel)
Stars: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith

Any movie that has a few scenes of street cricket can't be all that bad. Seriously though, this is a brilliant movie with humor, drama, romance, social issues and a touch of sadness. British retirees in India by itself makes for funny situations, but the humor in this script comes from within the characters. The story also takes humorous stabs at outdated sensibilities of yesteryear's society (okay, perhaps not so humorous in the case of the untouchables). As expected, the acting by the heavy hitters is great and that of the supporting cast is not bad either. My Rating: 7.5