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.

Nicolaus Mills: “Marigold Hotel,” a hit despite the critics, is part of a long literary tradition of the British finding happiness abroad.

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Movie review: 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'Former Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey is an award-winning entertainment journalist and bestselling author. She left the newsroom in 2015 ...

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 ...

Life-changing revelations follow. But, surprisingly enough, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” works. More than that: It’s a sweet film about age-old crises that never feel old.

The first Marigold Hotel was such a success that Sonny (Dev Patel), the hotel's enthusiastic and eager-to-please manager, is looking to expand his unique retirement concept and open a second hotel.

Lucky for us, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” spends a lot of time with Muriel and her eager-to-please co-partner in the hotel biz, Sonny Kapoor (a charming Dev Patel).