I saw Smile 2 two days ago and that was indeed way better than I expected. I think the first one was not necessarily scarier, but in general it was a bit more oppressive and miserable than the second. The second was a bit more of a fun scarefest with more crazy jumpscares (but actually GOOD jumpscares), way more gore, more wild camera work and more humor as well. Quality-wise, as a movie it was just as good as the first - even though I might personally prefer the first movie's downtrodden atmosphere. Naomi Scott does a fantastic job in this movie. I'd also like to mention Kyle Gallner who goes extremely hard in the opening.

Tonight I'm gonna watch Terrifier 3.