March Outing: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

 

 

Wouldn't a visit to balmy India be the perfect antidote to the frigid weather we've been battling this winter? I say yes and that's why we'll be seeing The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Tuesday, March 10, at the Yonge/Dundas Odeon Cineplex. Screen time: 1:25

I was hoping that a later afternoon screening would be available for those of us who want to attend Life's March Mingle beforehand. But the best we can do is 1:25 (the next one is 4:30, which is too late to be practical for those who have to travel home from downtown.) The Mingle goes from 12-1:45, with a speech from Ryerson president Sheldon Levy as the highlight.

We should be able to nip over to the cinema in good time. So let's meet in front of the upstairs box office about 15 minutes before the 1:25 screen time. But if you don't see me there, just go into the theatre on your own and we'll meet up later.

After the movie, those who wish to munch & chat will walk a block west to Bay Street to Red Lobster. As always, if you're only coming to the movie, there's no need to notify me. But if you're planning to hit the Lobster, please let me know no later than noon on Monday, March 9, so I can make a reservation.

Here are a synopsis and trailer for Marigold II. All the Brits we love to love are back, starting with Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy, and they're joined by Richard Gere. Doesn't get much better than that, at least for my taste.

 

Storyline:

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny 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.

 

Trailer: https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=second+best+exotic+marigold+hotel&ei=UTF-8&fr=chr-greentree_ff&ilc=12&type=523482