
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy, posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy Chambers (Richard Gere... (Full plot summary below)
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy, posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy Chambers (Richard Gere) and Lavinia Beech (Tamsin Greig). Evelyn Greenslade (Dame Judi Dench) and Douglas Ainslie (Bill Nighy) have now joined the Jaipur workforce, and are wondering where their regular dates for Chilla pancakes will lead, while Norman Cousins (Ronald Pickup) and Carol Parr (Diana Hardcastle) are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge Hardcastle (Celia Imrie) juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is newly installed co-manager of the hotel, Muriel Donnelly (Dame Maggie Smith), the keeper of everyone's secrets. As the demands of a traditional Indian wedding threaten to engulf them all, an unexpected way forward presents itself.
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| Winnipeg Free PressRandall KingAs in the first film, when the going gets a little too soapy or overly maudlin, the cast of mostly old pros elevate the material with the sheer force of their collective skill. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerIf Hollywood must have franchises, we could do worse than one highlighting people who have lived a long life and are not on altogether friendly terms with technology. But imagine what this cast could do with something less tutti-frutti! |
| MediaMikesMichael A. SmithCleverly written and expertly acted, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" is a welcome, sunny treat during these final weeks of winter. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenIn aggressively sunny picker-uppers like the Marigold movies, there is a thin line between adorable and insufferable. And in the second “Marigold,” Mr. Patel has succumbed to his tendency toward cuteness. |
| The Film StageJohn FinkIt's a form of comfort food that delights even if it lacks surprises. |
| Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)Brian GibsonPostcard-pretty eldercare-tourism. Exotic-Asian-travel porn alongside faint English condescension. The squirminess of Dev Patel 'Indianing up' his speech for white viewers. And then there's how thinly spread the charm is over so many weak storylines. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongThere's a stretched and buffoonish quality to the aptly named "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" that detracts from any sincere sentiment or wisdom the film hopes to impart. |
| Flicks.co.nzDominic CorryThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was often referred to as 'The Avengers for pensioners'. Which I suppose would make this follow-up 'Age of Ultron for pensioners'. |
| MLive.comJohn SerbaWith the cast of personalities established in the previous film, the sequel is a pleasant enough meander through the boroughs of character. |
| San Francisco ChronicleThomas LeeI would gladly see the movie again, if just to see Smith do her trademark grumpy English thing. |