“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”is an affectionately told comedy about a bunch of English retirees who trade a bleak British future for an elegant retirement hotel in the middle of India, one ...

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is a movie about a specific variety of old age, what could be called early old age. The characters in this latest film from John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love ...

In theory, seeing Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy share the screen should be a delight. In reality, the seriocomic romp “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” merely has its ...

Some people were surprised that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel became such a worldwide phenomenon. After all, it was a comedy about a bunch of aging British pensioners learning to both live and ...

Roughly midway through “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” a lovesick Bill Nighy notes that Judi Dench’s character has “checked out,” referring of course to her status at the hotel.

Maggie Smith and Judi Dench reunite in Jaipur, India, for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which came to theaters Friday.Despite a stellar cast, the sequel to the surprise 2012 hit comedy ...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel India is the new Italy for retirees seeking a hot climate to renew their lust for life, based on the evidence of this frequently droll and likable if thoroughly ...

A movie review of “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”: The original’s all-star cast returns in this “second best” film about British senior citizens who opt for a cheap hotel in ...

★★★★☆ 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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Like many sequels, it's second and second best. But not by much. Call it a comparable companion piece. But even though the only reason for the existence of The Second Best ...

If you're in the mood for romance deep in the heart of India, you can make like a bunch of celebrities and head to the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, or if you are so inclined, that second one. The ...

Three years ago, on a somewhat different scale, the success of the first “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” was weirdly akin to the success of the first “Avengers” movie. Both relied on ensemble ...