Movie Review: SMILE

SMILE

Directed by Parker Flinn

Rating: R

Open sales: 22 million tickets sales.

Score: 80% audience

Summary:

We follow Dr. Rose Carter as she tries to get herself out of a curse that has been passed onto her, can she try and venture through the horror of her new life, or will she just be another chain in the link of death. She faces an entity that likes to take the appearance of people she knows; this entity stands out as it is always smiling. Who will and won’t believe her story. 

WVHS senior Henry Deitrick’s review: (Spoilers!)

Though it had a good, linear flow to it. Would’ve liked a bit more on the demon’s origins, and I would’ve had Rose defeat the demon in front of a traumatized kid. Other than that, really good acting for this kind of horror movie, good soundtrack, and cinematography was stellar. 

TJ Review:

Liked the ending as a darker ending is good for more modern horror. I think that modern horror tends to be too upbeat so to see something that is like a short story, and to have it as dark as this movie was, was fun. I think some of the filming choices was a bit weird but other than that, I loved the characters. Having our main character go from helping crazy people overcome their trauma and being this very well-kept person to losing it all was really cool to watch unfold.