“This is Route 66! And we are most assuredly getting our kicks!!” brays the perennially hyperactive Sonny (Dev Patel) as he floors the accelerator on his rented Mustang, nearly giving ancient Muriel (Maggie Smith) a heart infarction.
From the prequel: Sonny owns and Muriel manages “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel“ in Jaipur, India. So why are they racing down the American West’s Route 66?
They’re headed to San Diego, see, to pitch a second hotel (hence the movie’s title) to an American retirement-home chain, for purposes of investment.
Not having seen the first movie, you might ask, “What sort of an establishment is ”The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"?
Instead of old folks in a depressing home, they're in an exotic hotel in sunny India, looked after by sunny Sonny.
