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I remember virtually nothing about the first one, apart from not liking it all that much. This sequel is more ambitious, in a sense you could even call it the Hollywood take on The Substance, but that doesn't mean it's a great film. It's mostly too long and not very scary, even when it tries very hard to be. Scott does a decent job and the setup isn't too bad, but it takes a long time before the film gets up to speed and the hauntings are mediocre. The payoff is also underwhelming (borderline silly I'd say) and the two-hour runtime is completely unwarranted. It's a slight improvement over the first one, but I expected more after all the praise.Read all
Not great. Smile is a horror film that doesn't even try to do anything special beyond its premise. Sadly Parker Finn doesn't draw too many scares from that, and once you arrive at the second part of the film, it's mostly just investigative scenes with a little horror for padding. Past traumas incoming! The smiley people aren't quite as creepy as intended, the jump scares were mediocre and the CG was downright subpar. Performances were decent enough, but a simple film like this can't support a 2-hour runtime and the second half was a pretty big disappointment. Not my cup of tea.Read all