Smile 2

Way better than the first film. Definitely still don’t like that weird looking monster at the end, he’s not scary enough. They should’ve just kept the “monster” as an image of yourself. I think that would’ve been scarier.

I watched Smile and Smile 2 back-to-back so I was somewhat desensitized to the jump scares, which seems to be the only tactic the director employs. Whereas Smile was original, I found 2 almost ponderous. I was waiting for her to become possessed already! Not sure where he's going with Smile 3, will there be a global pandemic of Smilers or just the vulnerable in the crowd? All that said, Naomi Scott did a great job.

I wasn't impressed with the first Smile but inevitably after its box office success, we now have Smile 2. Sadly any hope that this sequel might have evolved to give us a fresh and more intelligent take on the terrifying curse that's mostly drawn towards torturing helpless females and putting them through a sadistic grinder are cruelly dashed when even the way it's passed from the last person in the last film to our new lead, Naomi Scott's Britney/Gaga-like, Skye Riley, seems inconsistent with the rules laid down before. Granted the choice to inflict this on a spoilt indulgent pop diva is a fun one and has potential to go big, which the final scene hinted at, (perhaps for Smile 3?) but while Scott sells her character's paranoia well, director Parker Finn's disorientating camera angles are menacingly effective and the homage to Flatliners mildly amusing, this remains essentially the same film as the original but in a different, glitzier context.

Knows what it is, and leans into it. I'm in two minds about rating this film because: - If you come into it wanting a Horror-Comedy with some genuinely creepy moments, you're going to have a great time - If you're strictly wanting a horror that doesn't toy with the limits of its "big bad", you'll probably get pulled out of the moment quite a bit. There's a couple of really cheap jumpscares, sure - but there's also a lot of J-Horror-style, drawn-out silently creepy moments. It's worth a watch, it's a lot more nuanced than the first movie. I don't agree with the direction it ultimately ended up taking, but I was thoroughly creeped out 85% of the time.

It was good, it just wasn’t great yk? Like the ending I didn’t love tbh, but the mister reveal was cool. The movie wasn’t as scary as I thought it was gonna be, everyone was gassing it up making it seem like devils due scary, which it was not.

The ingredients were there for a better film. Naomi Scott was outstanding and the film was more stylish and flashy than the original but overlong. The original was a leaner more effective beast and more dramatically satisfying. As a cautionary tale about fame and celebrity it worked but as a horror film it got a bit lost and predictable in the third act. A decent sequel that should have been better.

I am scared to watching at home alone

I love the storyline don’t get me wrong. But this movie was horrible. Okey during the film it was the typical smile effects but one scene where the actor is laying down they introduced a very shitty cgi on the actors mouth and you can clearly see that they failed in that spasmodic scene. Also in this movie the smile monster is actually hurting and ripping the charecter. As she was alone and I screamed at the tv ”the Deamon cannot touch y….. oh apparently it can all of the sudden” it was a good plottwist to try get rid of this thing. Although another scene that was very stupid was almost at the end where her mother was inside the same room and the deamon TOOK over her body and basically killed her mother and not herself. Also a very weird twist to the story. And this is the most disappointed one the ending. She battled it out with the deamon alone in a room and all of the sudden… she stood on the stage ready to preform. And I told you about her mother being dead before. Nope it was just imagination from the charecter. The mom was in the arena watching her preform and then obvious as preview film taught us. When someone is watching her kill herself they catch it. And the arena seeing her die with a mic stuck up her eye. And end. Rating for the story 5 stars cause I love smile Rating for actors 5 stars they did an amazing job Overall rating of the move -5 Ending -5 CGI 1 due to the failure of the cgi scene Overall 0 because of the wrighters taking a piss out of a good storyline

Smile 2 is a sharp, unsettling sequel that deepens the original’s themes while delivering a fresh take on horror through the lens of fame. Naomi Scott shines as rising pop star Skye Riley, whose growing stardom becomes a breeding ground for the curse’s eerie grin — now amplified by the pressures of public image and performative happiness. Director Parker Finn trades hospitals for red carpets, using fame itself as a haunting metaphor. The film’s horror is slick, satirical, and more resonant than recent hype-heavy entries like The Substance. While The Substance dazzles with body horror, Smile 2 offers a tighter, more focused commentary on the soul-eating nature of fame — and it’s scarier for it. With smart scares, strong performances, and a cutting message, Smile 2 proves itself not just a worthy sequel, but a standout horror film in its own right.

This piece of amazing, gorgeous nightmare is gonna wipe that smile right off your face. F**king love the cinematography, f**king love the hypnotic choreos, f**king love the insane acting, f**king love the music, f**king love the perfect soundtrack—just f**king love it all. This movie is f**king grotesque, and I would not have settled for any less. Adding to the psych-wrecking horror of the insane smile was how Skye's already deteriorating mind played more tricks on her. Who is to say she isn't imagining everything? Who is to believe when the evidence trickles down her gown like Blood on White Satin (ooh). Naomi Scott is a goddess. She owned it, she aced, she nailed it, and she f**king killed it. Every person cast in this was incredibly true to their role. Well, Dylan Gelula's smile as Gemma was just cute though, I tried to find it creepy but it was so out of place in this movie. I am a fan of horror, and every single recent movie has been a disappointment. But, this... THIS is a masterpiece. This is art. This is how you shoot a damn horror movie. This movie brought novelty to the table. It brought creativity. It brought beauty. Of course, there were parts where the CGI cringed me out, but the sheer torment it carried overweighs those derails.