An English couple, a leading London lawyer and his wife re-define later life by motoring rural India in their battered 1936 Rolls Royce, falling into company with tea-wallahs and maharajahs, dodging tribal conflicts and battling with border-officials to get to a photography conference/human rights festival in Bangladesh.
Maybe this film won't be your cup of tea. Maybe you'll think it's the real-life version of 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.' Or maybe you're not into the old people romance scene like I am. But one thing you can't take away from this film is its power to inspire you to have your own adventure. I wrote down the top five craziest things I wanted to do in the next three years after watching this movie - and I'd be very surprised if the credits rolled on 'Romantic Road' and you hadn't been motivated to plan your next grand journey.
- Lily Meek
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