More crappy, by-the-numbers writing by Ol Parker and Madden, with Dev Patel's character behaving stupidly throughout, and not deserving the .. Why am I even trying to rationalise this? Let the plot go.
Nothing wrong with cast of course, Judi, Maggie, Bill, Ronald, Celia, Tina Desai and mum Lilette Dubey, Subhrajyoti Barat (annoying friend), Penelope Wilton; and introducing Tamsin Greig, Richard Gere and David Strathairn.
You have to admire Thomas Newman's music again, which takes to the rhythms and tones of Indian music like a duck to orange. Shot by Ben Smithard in Panavision. Quite long.
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