Parker Finn’s 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’s Smile 2 brings the smiling curse back but with a whole new cast and story.
Naomi Scott (Aladdin) 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’t 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.
Cinema Daily US film critics Matthew Schuchman and Edward Douglas discuss and debate the good and bad about Smile 2 with a guest appearance by… someone or something else. Did they like the sequel more or less than the original Smile? You’ll just have to watch and find out.
Film Critic : Edward Douglas
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.
Film Critic : Matthew Schuchman
In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s 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’s 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.
Smile 2 opens nationwide on Friday, October 18.
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Screenwriter/Director: Parker Finn
Cast: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Raúl Castillo, Peter Jacobson, Ray Nicholson, Lukas Gage, Drew Barrymore, Kyle Gallner
Producer: Marty Bowen, Parker Finn, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Robert Salerno
Production Co: Temple Hill Entertainment, Paramount Players, Bad Feeling
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violent Content|Grisly Images|Language Throughout|Drug Use)
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): October 18, 2024
Runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes
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