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Cast

Judi Dench
as Evelyn Greenslade

Maggie Smith
as Muriel Donnelly

Bill Nighy
as Douglas Ainslie

Dev Patel
as Sonny Kapoor

Celia Imrie
as Madge Hardcastle

Ronald Pickup
as Norman Cousins

Penelope Wilton
as Jean Ainslie

Richard Gere
as Guy

Tamsin Greig
as Lavinia

David Strathairn
as Ty Burley

Tina Desai
as Sunaina

Diana Hardcastle
as Carol Parr

Lillete Dubey

Subhrajyoti Barat
as Hari

Fiona Mollison
as Susan

Zachary Coffin
as American Tourist

Jayesh V. Kardak
as Douglas' Assistant

Shazad Latif
as Kushal

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• Dec 12, 2015

  Interesting, charming, and truly heartfelt.
  Maymay A Super Reviewer
• Oct 09, 2015

  Sonny attempts to buy another hotel while his guests have their own interpersonal dramas. If the first film was all charming plot and aphorisms, the second one is all aphorisms with a hackneyed plot. As a result, the aphorisms seem much less deserved: this film is not good enough to preach. Douglas and Evelyn's stalled courtship has no plot events, Sonny's rivalry is underdeveloped, a problem easily solved but stretched out because it must fill the film's running time, Norman's plot is ridiculous and the climax is too easy, and the mystery evaluator is so predictable that I'm rather insulted this film felt the need to include that story-line. The performances are all wonderful, which is no wonder considering the talent involved, but obviously, that's not enough. Overall, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a distant second to anything else you could spend two hours doing.
  Jim H Super Reviewer
• Aug 12, 2015

  This movie is about as original as its title. If you don't keep up with my reviews, and with Flixster's new layout it's even more difficult, then I must inform you that I loved the first film. It's not what I would call an amazing film, or anything of the sort, but it was just a blast to watch and it was pretty much impeccably cast. I just thought was a great movie, I realize it may not have actually been a great film in the conventional sense, but I thought it really clicked. So, while I wasn't expecting this to be as good as the first movie, and it ended up not being, I was excited to watch this. And I had a real good time watching this, unsurprisingly. It's, largely, got the same cast and the same type of energy that made the first film so fun to watch. Much like every sequel, the sense of familiarity is what pulls you back in immediately. I don't want to say that this film is lazy or anything, but it looks like an easy film to have made. Not that I'm saying it was easy to make, considering the fact that making quality films is a difficult art form, it's just the fact that everything pretty much looks effortless. While there's the overarching narrative of Sonny trying to expand his hotel and make it into a franchise, every character in the film has their own little stories, so it's like a collection of short films that sort of end up converging in the same hotel for the wedding between Sonny and Sunaina. Interesting how the focus is shifted from Judi Dench's character for a heavier focus on Maggie Smith's character. Evelyn, Judi's character, is still prominently featured, but her stuff feels like more in the background as compared to Muriel, Maggie's character, and her relationship with Sonny. In many ways, Muriel's and Sonny's relationship is the emotional core of the film, since Sonny goes to her for absolutely everything and it's even stronger than Sonny's relationship with his own mother, at least in this movie. So I thought that was good and, of course, with a veteran actress like Maggie Smith, you know that you're gonna get the absolute best from her. Though, to be fair, you'll get the absolute best from everyone in this cast. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Richard Gere, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, etc. They all give it their best and the film is definitely the better for it. Perhaps the narrative itself isn't something that's out of this world, but the cast more than makes up for any deficiencies in the scripting of the film. Not to mention the beautiful setting, so it's an easy movie to like, even if it's not as good as the first film. I would definitely recommend it if you're a fan of the first film. If you're a newcomer then I'd suggest watching the first movie first. Not because you actually need it, though it does help somewhat, but only cause it's a better movie. With that said, I still really enjoyed this film. I may be over-rating the film, but I thought this was really good. Not perfect or great, but still a lot of fun to watch.
  Jesse O Super Reviewer
• Aug 02, 2015

  Charming. Packed with a great cast, it's hard not to love the colours of this sequel, and its focus on the hearts and hopes of the ageing. A film of many layers, which occasionally comes across as muddled and meandering. It comes complete with the standard fare of a Bollywood dance piece at the end.
  Chrisanne C Super Reviewer

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