{"id":26632,"date":"2024-10-16T22:53:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26632"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:29:23","slug":"smile-2-above-the-line-vs-below-the-line-episode-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26632","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Smile 2 &#8216; Video Review: Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parker Finn\u2019s high-concept horror film, <\/span><b><i>Smile<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, was a huge global blockbuster back in 2022, grossing over $217 million worldwide, so it made sense that Paramount Pictures would want a sequel. Sure enough, Finn&#8217;s <\/span><b><i>Smile 2<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> brings the smiling curse back but with a whole new cast and story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Naomi Scott (<\/span><b><i>Aladdin<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) plays troubled pop star Sky Riley, who has been suffering since having survived a horrible car crash that killed her actor boyfriend and has left her relying on painkillers in order to make it through her upcoming tour. If she doesn\u2019t have enough problems, Riley then encounters the curse that causes people to kill others and even themselves, which causes her to be driven into madness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> film critics Matthew Schuchman and Edward Douglas discuss and debate the good and bad about <\/span><b><i>Smile 2<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with a guest appearance by\u2026 someone or something else. Did they like the sequel more or less than the original <\/span><b><i>Smile<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? You\u2019ll just have to watch and find out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Film Critic : Edward Douglas\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Edward Douglas has been writing about movies for over 20 years. 13 of those years were at ComingSoon.net, followed by writing for outlets such as Film Journal, Den of Geek, The New York Daily News, Gold Derby, Below the Line, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Film Critic : Matthew Schuchman\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don\u2019t Tell Mom The Babysitter\u2019s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his own review site in 2010; Movie Review from Gene Shalit\u2019s Moustache. From there, he provided his voice to such publications as Den of Geek, Coming Soon, and Verbicide Magazine as a film reviewer and talent interviewer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Smile 2<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opens nationwide on Friday, October 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Smile2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26612\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Smile2.png\" alt=\"Smile 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Smile2.png 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Smile2-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter\/Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parker Finn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ra\u00fal Castillo, Peter Jacobson, Ray Nicholson, Lukas Gage, Drew Barrymore, Kyle Gallner<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Marty Bowen, Parker Finn, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Robert Salerno<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Temple Hill Entertainment, Paramount Players, Bad Feeling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Paramount Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> R (Strong Bloody Violent Content|Grisly Images|Language Throughout|Drug Use)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Horror<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">English\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> October 18, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 2 hours 7 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can watch the trailer\u00a0 below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0HY6QFlBzUY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Smile 2 | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0HY6QFlBzUY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parker Finn\u2019s high-concept horror film, Smile, was a huge global blockbuster back in 2022, grossing over $217 million worldwide, so it made sense that Paramount Pictures would want a sequel. Sure enough, Finn&#8217;s Smile 2 brings the smiling curse back but with a whole new cast and story. 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