Originally Posted by Irishman12
SMILE 2

Pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) is embarking on a world tour. She had to put this tour on hold for a year due to an accident she survived and has been dealing with both mentally and physically ever since. She goes to the apartment of a high school friend Lewis (Lukas Gage) when she encounters what I'll call "the entity," which forces Lewis to kill himself in front of her. Now being "infected" and having a troubled past, Skye begins to question whether she can handle the pressure that comes with being a celebrity or if she's slowly losing her mind. Originally, I was against a sequel as I loved the first one too much (it was actually my second favorite film of 2022). However, I am very happy to report that I'll gladly eat my words as writer/director Parker Finn has done it again! This was a wonderful follow up to a great film and I take my hat off to Naomi Scott as she was amazing in this! From the dancing, to the singing, to her performance to make Skye such a dynamic, rich, and detailed character. The film is scarier in my opinion as well as the scares are legit and not cheap jump scares. I was also glad to see Kyle Gallner come back as Joel as I love continuity within a franchise. It ends on a fantastic note and I'm onboard for SMILE 3 if/when it gets made. I have a feeling this should play well with audiences. Horror has had a great year at the theater IMO and with TERRIFIER 3 and now SMILE 2 battling each other, the fans are the real winners! 7.5/10




GREAT review Irish! I wholeheartedly agree with you. Whenever I see a movie that I think is very good, I try not to hype it up too much for people who haven't seen it. You always want them to have the same experience. Smile 2 is truly as good as the original. I think we are seeing a real resurgence of the horror genre right now. It's an exciting time to be alive.

But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be a fool, had to throw it all away