I had the chance to see this at the movies the other night. It was a lovely, gentle film.
Seven senior residents of the UK, all having realised that their money will not stretch into retirement in the way they would like, respond to an ad to live in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (for the Aged and Beautiful) in India. One is bereaved, one is chasing an old lost love, some are escaping financial loss and some are seeking companionship. As their lives intertwine and they learn to live in a very foreign world, some find they cannot cope and others find a wonderful new lease on life.
With a stellar cast including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson, this is a treat of a movie. It is definitely geared towards an older generation, those heading towards or in retirement, and it is also being plugged as a ‘chick flick’.
I really enjoyed it – it was funny, insightful, vulnerable and never crude. Perhaps you could take your mum to see it?!
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