At the heart of `` Marigold Hotel '' lies a compassion that contrasts starkly with the coldness the film 's retirees experienced in the England they left behind . Despite patronizing critics , `` Best Exotic Marigold Hotel '' is surprise hit movie of the year . The film has been a huge success in India and was released on December 26, 2014. Movie 's popularity shows audiences do care about older people 's lives . Mills : English literature often points up failures of British society by contrasting life abroad . `` Marigold Hotel '' reveals the compassion in India that was lacking in life in England .
Despite patronizing critics , `` Best Exotic Marigold Hotel '' is surprise hit movie of the year . The film has been a huge success in India and was released on December 26, 2014. Movie 's popularity shows audiences do care about older people 's lives . Mills : English literature often points up failures of British society by contrasting life abroad . `` Marigold Hotel '' reveals the compassion in India that was lacking in life in England .