★★★★☆ In “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” director John Madden takes stars and turns them into idiosyncratic characters. With a cast of movie powerhouses like Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Richard ...

The first “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” movie, based on Deborah Moggach’s 2004 novel about British pensioners who retire to a hotel in India, is a lovely, lively mess. Despite tone ...

Movies 'Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' review: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith anchor thoughtful sequel. Published: ; Mar. 06, 2015, 9:06 a.m.

Then there is India itself, which exerts a constant allure. The freshly refurbished Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in Jaipur is run by Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire), whose cockeyed ...

In the sequel to ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,’ new and old loves flourish while time passes all too quickly; directed by John Madden, with Richard Gere, Dev Patel, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench ...

In proud defiance of the prevailing anti-oldster trend in movies, we have "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," a film that features just about nothing but oldsters.

Honestly titled if nothing else, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a sluggish also-ran compared to its predecessor, 2011’s retirement-themed comedy-drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ...

A look at how the second installment stacks up to the 2011 film. This image released by Fox Searchlight Films shows Lillete Dubey, left, and Richard Gere in a scene from "The Second Best Exotic ...

Blu-ray Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Published: Jul. 28, 2015, 1:00 p.m. ... but that specialized sector of the movie-going public is a potent one when the right flick comes down ...