Review of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) by Leong C — 17 Sep 2015

Entertaining version of Golden Girls with Richard Gere's charm... in India setting...

This review of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) was written by Leong C on 17 Sep 2015.

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

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By Tay Yek Keak (16) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 08 Nov 2017

Just like the picturesque little Jaipur hotel at the centre of the story, this second best instalment is still very much worth a visit…

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By Maymay A (284) on 07 Jan 2016

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By Greg N (367) on 21 Feb 2016

OK movie. Spent most of the time not caring about any of the character's stories though…

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By Pj Nabarro (328) for Patrick Nabarro (306) on 03 Nov 2018

The film's blithe attitude to its Indian characters and canvas, plus the largely bogus journeys it forces on its key personnel, give new meaning…

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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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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 16 Oct 2017

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 Sarah Marrs (566) for Lainey Gossip (399) on 12 Oct 2017

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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By Matt A (789) on 18 Sep 2017

Was there a point to this film…

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By Joanne N (34) on 01 Feb 2016

Its predecessor focused on the Judi Dench's character while this one is told from Maggie Smith's point of view…

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