The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011 John Madden)

Ol Parker has not written a great film after Deborah Moggach's 2004 novel 'These Foolish Things' (she wrote the screenplay for Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice). For example, the Maggie Smith character suddenly is a whizz accountant and group leader? Plus the whole caste system thing is thrown away? Another thing thrown away is the scene between Tom Wilkinson and Ronald Pickup...

Still enjoyable and good to see ensemble cast, which also includes Penelope Wilton, Bill Nighy, Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, Tina Desai (girlfriend) and Lillete Dubey (The Lunchbox).

Good scenes include Nighy fixing tap (though this could have led to all sorts of developments), training session in call centre, 'booty call'.

Music by Thomas Newman and shot by Ben Davis (Kick-Ass, Dr Strange, Seven Psychopaths, Stardust, Imagine Me and You).

"Everything will be all right in the end, and if it isn't all right, it isn't yet the end."