Second is not good
enough.
While it was a joy just
to see these fine British actors onscreen in their charming roles from the
original The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), the sequel offers zero of the
inspirations found in the original film.
At best, the new
film’s plot mirrors an episode of The Love
Boat. Character’s stories are re-introduced, broken up and put back
together with the time and care given to a 1980’s TV show.
Unfortunately for
those of us fond of the first one, this is a painfully meandering two hours
and two minutes long film. I believe those two minutes are the amount of time
that the characters actually are in the hotel. The film is obsessed with
moving. Everyone is constantly in a cab, motorcycles, trams, planes, convertibles, a new
hotel, a convention hotel — or wandering aimlessly around the market. I’m not
sure where all these characters were going; I just wish the film went
somewhere.
Simply put: The
title says it all. If you simply must go despite anything I say, I understand.
You’ll enjoy zingers by Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench — plus the fun of a
totally disruptive music video sequence.
Award potential: No awards for Second Best.
The ten buck review: Not worth
ten bucks.
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