Smile 2

Absolute masterpiece to me. It’s really the same concept as the first one but the thing is, it’s so much better executed and has so many more layers to it. It took a whole different new fresh direction with the plot of this big pop star having the curse and it turned out to be a great watch. It worked so well I think because being on a bigger scale like being a pop star the curse messes with your head even more because of how everyone is watching you spiral which opens up to tell an even bigger picture of the pressures of fame and how people tend to hold you to a higher standard. They also use the character of Sky Riley’s trauma of her drug abuse to build an even more dramatic narrative. See if she slips up and is caught freaking out over the curse, since nobody can see the smile entity, they’ll think the reason she’s acting that way is because she’s relapsing. Another great part about the direction by Parker is how the Smile curse messes with your head. The entity control’s sky’s brain in a way that she doesn’t know what’s real and what isn’t which ultimately makes Sky lose her mind even more and is why the entity is so well crafted in the decieving way it moves. Catapulting to another topic, the music in this film is also a really good part because in a way it adds to the plot since what Sky is singing about in her lyrics is subtly and indirectly relevant to the film concept. The last thing I wanna talk about is the acting in the movie which was fantastic, specifically by Naomi Scott playing the MC. She just portrays the fear in the character incredibly well with her performance. So overall my favorite horror movie so far, scaring the crap out of me while simultaneously having so many deep underlying messages throughout these themes in the movie and also having a witty physcological element to it. Perfect Films