The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A cute, interesting pair of films which emphasize that growing old isn't the same as being dead, and that it's never too late to start again. I think Dame Judi Dench and Dev Patel really steal the show in both films, for all that Dame Maggie Smith has ALL the best lines in both films. The use of hindi is excellent for English-speaking audiences - no subtitles are needed to tell, contextually, what isn't immediately explained.
Don't watch the Second film without seeing the first one. Character development is central to both films, and the narrative requires some measure of emotional investiture in the characters to truly savor Penelope Wilton's character.
That said, she's a raging bitch, and I hate her (character). I think everyone else does, too.
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