“Lights, camera, bitch, smile / Even when you wanna die...
" The sequel to 2022's 'Smile' may have taken Taylor Swift's lyrics a little too literally. But for its faults, this follow-up works. Halloween is around the corner and smiles are everywhere this year.
Joining the traditional carved pumpkin grins are two gurning politicians electioneering as the nears closer, as well as the sinister beams from ** ’ ’**s box-office prospects. So now feels the ideal time for a sequel to 2022’s supernatural horror flick . Writer-director Parker Finn returns with his derivative but anxiety-inducing premise: a parasitic demon that grins from ear to ear drives its victims to suicide.
The entity feeds on an individual’s trauma, and gets passed on when a death is witnessed. No one lasts longer than a week, before this / / daisy-chain from hell perpetuates. Our protagonist this time is Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), a pop star on the comeback trail.
She has taken a year out following a near-fatal car crash in which her boyfriend Paul (Ray Nicholson) was killed. The accident left her badly injured and led to a pesky drug addiction. Now sober and encouraged by her manager and mother Elizabeth (Rosemarie DeWitt), Skye rehearses for her upcoming shows but finds herself in need of some Vicodin for her back pain.
She contacts her former dealer Lewis (Lukas Gage), who suddenly breaks out a disquieting grin before transforming his head into a hamburger patty with the help of a gym weight. There ar.
