smile
- Smile review by tb
too long . too boring and predicatable , big let down ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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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.
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Boring, predictable, nothing new or interesting here
- Smile review by JD
Just a generic horror, nobody believes her, a few jump scares, predictable plot and its all done.
It has its moments, I did like a couple of scenes. But a couple of good scenes make a good film not.
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Don't expect too much but it may fill an empty evening
- Smile review by MB
I went into this movie expecting better: its hook, about a soon-to-die character's smile, was a good one. And to be fair, for much of the film, it's all pretty watchable. Then you get to the ending... oh dear. I won't say much as I don't want to spoil it but I doubt many viewers will care by this stage, as we reach the predictable realm of 'CGI ghosts'. This recourse has spoiled many a supernatural movie before and I dare say will again.
So by all means watch but be prepared for an underwhelming ending. Pity.
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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.
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