The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

second-rate at best -- the franchise (like the hotel chain) really should've stopped at one. and that's no fault of the stellar silver cast who performed admirably despite the lack of a coherent storyline. read more

utterly predictable and narratively superfluous, the second best exotic marigold hotel is a pleasant-enough bit of fluff that is largely made watchable by its cast. director john madden is back from the first and is effective with the sentiment and the colorful visual look, but doesn't manage to do much more with the story than ol parker's script allows. but oh, the actors. the cast from the first film is back and even those whose story mean nothing like ronald pickup and diana hardcastle's norman and carol are eminently watchable. richard gere adds some fun flair in his supporting turn and... read more

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