The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Now that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is full up with its long-term residents, co-managers Muriel Donnelly and Sonny Kapoor have a dream of expansion, and they';;ve found just the place: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. As his marriage to Sunaina, the love of his life, quickly approaches, Sonny finds his plans for the new hotel making more claims on his time than he has available. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is Muriel, the keeper of everyone';;s secrets. As the big day nears, family and guests alike find themselves swept up in the irresistible intoxication of an Indian wedding.​
15 July 1952, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
4 July 1972, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
3 June 1946, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
9 January 1954, Java, East Indies
9 December 1934, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
November 08, 2016
The retirees' embrace of India, and a resulting lack of transformative experiences, diminish the dramatic possibilities in Second.
July 13, 2016
Director John Madden smartly gives the Dames a couple of scenes together and keeps the whole enterprise light.
March 06, 2015
There's a sweetness to the proceedings that never quite overpowers the melancholy of maturity, and a sympathy for human frailty that stops just short of suggesting that anything goes once everything starts to go.
March 06, 2015
That's the wonderful thing about great actors -- they can turn gush into gold.
March 06, 2015
Chances are, if you liked The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, you'll like the second best one as well.
March 15, 2017
This Exotic Hotel is likable. The first Exotic Hotel was lovable. That's the difference.
March 06, 2015
Sure, it has the comfy vibe of the familiar, but it's all in feel-good fun.
August 10, 2016
This is helped greatly by the easy charm of the prestige stars, many of whom are old mates and settle into variations on their sweetly standard shtick, with Smith, of course, making every knacker's-yard one-liner zing.
March 07, 2015
Whether or not it succeeds will depend on how individual viewers weigh the movie's narrative flaws against the profound appeal of its stars and setting. For my part, it was a reminder that sometimes second best is good enough.
June 21, 2016
The sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, retains some of the original's delectable bits but over-eggs the cake to the point of making the audience gag.
