The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- 2015 film
Sequel to the hit 2012 comedy drama in which a group of British pensioners retire to a hotel in India. Stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie and more.
- Repeated Tuesday 31st December at 5:05pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 2,124
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Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel review
You'll love these golden oldies: Dame Judi's expats don't overstay their welcome in a sweet, sentimental sequel.
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 27th February 2015Celia Imrie interview
Celia Imrie talks about returning for the sequel, pretending not to know the cast, and fixing cars in the middle of India...
Caroline Preece, Den Of Geek, 27th February 2015Film of the week: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Madden's film is certainly a gift: you get everything you expect but nothing more.
Damon Smith, Bath Chronicle, 26th February 2015Bill Nighy interview
Bill Nighy reveals his greatest fear was killing Dame Judi Dench on set.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 26th February 2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel review
Proven by an early monologue about how tea should correctly be made to a room full of Americans, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has little interest in widening its appeal or pandering to an audience it had no idea was there the first time around. The joy of the first film came down to its gentle comfort, its unchallenging niceness, and that thankfully hasn't gone anywhere during our time away.
Caroline Preece, Den Of Geek, 24th February 2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel falls short
With this edginess, and the lame American storyline, the package becomes a little less charming.
Demetrios Matheou, IndieWire, 24th February 2015Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Spry sequel to the cross-cultural smash featuring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 23rd February 2015Film review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the easy-going lightweight, painless to digest type of film that one usually snuggles up on the couch with on a Saturday night after a long week - and there is nothing wrong with that.
Julian Wright, In My Community, 23rd February 2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - review
Everyone can heave a massive sigh of relief. For this sequel to the hugely popular 2011 original, based on Deborah Moggach's book These Foolish Things, is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser in its own right.
Alan Jones, Radio Times, 23rd February 2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel review
A second trip to retirement-home India provides more tourist-friendly scenes of pedigree acting, this time with hothouse import Richard Gere.
Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 18th February 2015