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Smile
Smile

6.7

Smile

R·2022·115m

Summary

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

Crew

Director, Writer

Parker Finn

Reviews

mooney240

mooney240

September 29, 2022

2

**Smile’s creepy trailers and clever marketing were the best parts of a movie with a meager plot drenched in uneasy sounds, and way too many jump scares.**

Smile obsesses over saturating every moment in unsettling dread. The score and sound effects make every moment uneasy and uncomfortable, and not in a good way. Smile’s premise bore many similarities to It Follows with much poorer execution. Smile stumbled from jump scare to jump scare. I started closing my eyes because the jump scares were so predictable, and I was tired of having disturbing images screamed in my face. I will say that Sosie Bacon did an excellent job with what she was given, with her performance being the only bright spot in the film. Unfortunately, the movie was unimpressive and tried to cloak mediocrity in a fountain of jump scares, stressful noises, and unpleasant moments.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$17,000,000.00

Revenue:

$217,408,513.00

Keywords

suicide
new jersey
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
therapist
detective
paranoia
trauma
curse
hospital
doctor
mental illness
evil
self-harm
demonic
smile
based on short