AFTER lighting up the big screen with wit, charm and the vibrant colours of Indian culture, the cast from The Best Marigold Hotel are back and more radiant than ever in the sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
While the title and storyline, which follows the expansion of the hotel business, gives little to originality, the star studded cast ensures for an enjoyable viewing.
Sonny (Dev Patel) has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy – posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy (Richard Gere) and Lavinia (Tamsin Greig).
Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) have now joined the Jaipur workforce, and are wondering where their regular dates for Chilla pancakes will lead, while Norman and Carol (Ronald Pickup and Diana Hardcastle) are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge (Celia Imrie) juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors.
Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is newly installed co-manager of the hotel, Muriel (Maggie Smith), the keeper of everyone’s secrets.
As the demands of a traditional Indian wedding threaten to engulf them all, an unexpected way forward presents itself.
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