The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (John Madden, 2011)

Armed with a who's who list of elderly English actors, from Maggie Smith to Judi Dench, this is a genteel feelgood comedy set in a ramshackle Indian hotel run by Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire fame. The oldies take to their new surroundings with varying degrees of enthusiasm and a smile or two is raised, but this is fairly thin fare in plot terms and would probably sink were it not for the goodwill generated by its familiar and dependable cast.

5/10