Rent Smile (2022)
3.2 of 5 from 282 ratings
1h 51min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.
- Actors:
- Sosie Bacon, Jessie Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey, Kal Penn, Rob Morgan, Gillian Zinser, Judy Reyes, Levi Sochet, Nick Arapoglou, Perry Strong, Matthew Lamb, Dora Kiss, Meghan Brown Pratt, Jared Johnston, Ura Yoana Sánchez, Vanessa Cozart, Shu Q, Shevy Gutierrez
- Directors:
- Parker Finn
- Producers:
- Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Robert Salerno
- Writers:
- Parker Finn
- Aka:
- Something's Wrong with Rose
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/12/2022
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French DTS 5.1, Castilian Spanish DTS 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, French Parisian DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, Castillian, Chinese, Complex Mandarin, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French Parisian, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Mandarin, Mandarin-Taiwan, Norwegian, Simplified Mandarin, Singapore, Swedish, Turkish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Laura Hasn't Slept: The Terrifying Original Short Film That Started It All with Introduction by Director Parker Finn
- Commentary by Director Parker Finn
- Something's Wrong with Rose: Making 'Smile'
- Flies on the Wall: Inside the Score
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Parker Finn
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/12/2022
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Laura Hasn't Slept: The Terrifying Original Short Film That Started It All with Introduction by Director Parker Finn
- Commentary by Director Parker Finn
- Something's Wrong with Rose: Making 'Smile'
- Flies on the Wall: Inside the Score
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Parker Finn
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Reviews (6) of Smile
smile - Smile review by tb
too long . too boring and predicatable , big let down ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Something's Wrong with Rose - Smile review by NP
This has been compared to ‘It Follows’; while I didn’t enjoy that, I had a great time with this. The nature of the evil being passed from person to person is much more solid here and smacks less of the superficial titillation the earlier film is guilty of. If it reminds me of anything, it would be ‘The Ring’.
Plenty of frightening moments and jump scares enliven a fairly slow-burning story that could easily have fallen into a pattern of repetition. Director Parker Finn accomplishes this with imagination, and a true sense of unease, helped enormously by Cristobal Tapia De Veer’s kaleidoscopically manic soundtrack.
As the threat becomes more tangible, the ghost of CGI threatens to cartoon-ify some climactic scenes, but they are subtly used and so much more effective for it. While the story uses many set pieces that have been done before, the acting is strong enough to keep it entertaining. I was pleasantly surprised by ‘Smile’, and am glad it appears to have become 2022’s Halloween ‘hit.’ My score is 8 out of 10.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Atmospheric Horror That's OK - Smile review by GI
An entertaining and atmospheric horror film that draws its influence from It Follows (2014) where an evil entity stalks a victim until it's passed onto the next victim. In this case it's by committing suicide! The film has the usual moody light and dark shadows and sudden cattle prod shocks mixed with some gore and grotesque deaths. Rose (Sosie Bacon) is a doctor in an emergency mental health ward who is disturbed by the suicide of a young woman during a therapy session with her. Just before killing herself she exhibited a malevolent smile. Rose is then haunted by strange visions and disturbances including seeing people with the same smile. It appears she has become the entities next victim unless she can find out how, why, what etc etc. There's a theme emerges around facing one's own guilt and past traumas (Rose has a horrible history) and the film has a solid pace and tension. It's a genre piece, well made and will certainly appeal to horror fans.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.