Review of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) by Chris A — 27 Feb 2015

Solid performances, compares very well with the original.

This review of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) was written by Chris A on 27 Feb 2015.

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has generally received mixed reviews.

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There's not much to say about the plot. Second Best suffers from sequelitis, as so many sequels do, in that it's just more of the same…

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Maggie Smith is as British as ever - and she has the best lines for dressing down the Americans... [Full review in Spanish]…

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Really, knowing that sequels rarely, if ever, live up to the original, why would a production studio risk calling a movie The Second Best anything…

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As haphazardly and indifferently plotted as it is, you can't go entirely wrong with a movie that lets you watch Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope…

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By Pam D (129) on 09 Jan 2016

Loved the first one. Wanted to see a little more solidness from our young business owner in this one, but ended up loving it anyway. Yay Richard Gere…

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This Exotic Hotel is likable. The first Exotic Hotel was lovable. That's the difference…

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