Smile 2
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About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.
What critics thought
Naomi Scott's performance earns near-universal admiration, and the pop-stardom setting gives the horror a fresh gloss — but critics split sharply on whether the sequel actually deepens the original's ideas or just repackages them in a glitzier wrapper. Positive reviewers see Parker Finn pushing his premise toward a genuinely disorienting climax; skeptics argue the film grows repetitive and ultimately hollow.
“There are long stretches where you actually forget you're watching a Smile movie and couldn't be blamed for thinking you've stumbled into a slightly more nightmarish version of Beyond the Lights.”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“I'm not sure if Smile 2 really adds much to an experience that we don't already know but it does make for a neat, well-utilised setting for a horror film about losing one's mind.”
Benjamin Lee·The Guardian
“Sadly, Smile 2 doesn't feel as fresh as its predecessor. Partly because it borrows liberally from films like Flatliners (and tries to out-gore The Substance for all the bloody prosthetics)... in essence this is just a re-run of the first movie, just in a slightly glitzier environment.”
James Mottram·NME
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Parker FinnDirector
Naomi ScottSkye Riley
Rosemarie DeWittElizabeth Riley
Lukas GageLewis
Miles Gutierrez-RileyJoshua
Peter JacobsonMorris
Ray NicholsonPaul Hudson
Dylan GelulaGemma
Raúl CastilloDarius
Kyle GallnerJoel
Drew BarrymoreDrew Barrymore
Zebedee RowAlexi
Roberts JekabsonsYev
Cristóbal Tapia de VeerComposer
Charlie SarroffCinematographySmile 2
About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.
What critics thought
Naomi Scott's performance earns near-universal admiration, and the pop-stardom setting gives the horror a fresh gloss — but critics split sharply on whether the sequel actually deepens the original's ideas or just repackages them in a glitzier wrapper. Positive reviewers see Parker Finn pushing his premise toward a genuinely disorienting climax; skeptics argue the film grows repetitive and ultimately hollow.
“There are long stretches where you actually forget you're watching a Smile movie and couldn't be blamed for thinking you've stumbled into a slightly more nightmarish version of Beyond the Lights.”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“I'm not sure if Smile 2 really adds much to an experience that we don't already know but it does make for a neat, well-utilised setting for a horror film about losing one's mind.”
Benjamin Lee·The Guardian
“Sadly, Smile 2 doesn't feel as fresh as its predecessor. Partly because it borrows liberally from films like Flatliners (and tries to out-gore The Substance for all the bloody prosthetics)... in essence this is just a re-run of the first movie, just in a slightly glitzier environment.”
James Mottram·NME
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Parker FinnDirectorNaomi ScottSkye RileyRosemarie DeWittElizabeth RileyLukas GageLewisMiles Gutierrez-RileyJoshuaPeter JacobsonMorrisRay NicholsonPaul HudsonDylan GelulaGemmaRaúl CastilloDariusKyle GallnerJoelDrew BarrymoreDrew BarrymoreZebedee RowAlexiRoberts JekabsonsYevCristóbal Tapia de VeerComposerCharlie SarroffCinematographyStream
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