The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Press reviews

'Charming, delightful and highly amusing - just what you'd expect from the star studded cast of veterans.'

'This is a programmatically feel-good movie whose tempered optimism and insistence that it's never too late to leave your comfort zone and explore new horizons stays mostly (but not always) on the safe side of sentimentality'

'the level of craftsmanship is extraordinary, and the actors are very good, especially Dench, who gives one of her most wide-ranging performances.'

'If you can't afford a holiday right now, see this movie - it's an entertaining alternative.'

'the whole film pursues its way affectionately enough down the path of sentimentality and facile comedy-drama as if that's all we could possibly want'

'A warm and charming, if somewhat forgettable, little experience.'

'Good intentions alone do not make a great film, and it's certainly not: but it's sweet-natured, good-hearted and decent.'

'By the time we realise the movie is as thin as a wraith and as winsome as syrup, with some nice moments, it is over.'

'This is certainly a harmless and whimsical look at old age – but sadly the film lacks any real substance.'

'a tad ironic that a film in praise of new horizons should settle into such a well-worn groove.'

'Provided they don't mind being patronised and stereotyped by a shallow but not wholly untruthful film, then this target audience will be satisfied.'

'a film which looks as if it has been conceived to be shown on a continuous loop in a Post Office queue'

'They might have just got away with it as a Sunday night mini-series but from a cinematic perspective, this trip shouldn't have been embarked upon.'

'The pleasure of seeing a supergroup of Brit-veterans soon withers in an OAP comedy that plumps for light laughs over deeper insights.'

'merely awful'