31/35
When the glass is shown at her feet she is wearing socks
Chronology
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.. A couple of days before the September 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while staring into the camera, unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the Today show.. At approximately 31 min in, Rose breaks a glass when her alarm goes off.
Rose Cotter: What are you?
A few seconds later as she is checking the door she is wearing lace-up shoes. Based on what happens later at a party later, there are several continuity issues that may not be "mistakes" but may actually be deliberate in order to show "breaks" in Rose’s consciousness/sanity.. Why are you doing this to me? The Monstrosity: Because your mind is so inviting..
Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Smile (2022)
The Paramount opening and closing logos have a curved line in the form of a smile at the base of the mountain. LollipopWritten by Beverley Ross & Julius DixonPerformed by The Chordettes. This was a movie that I was very hesitant about because the premise looked very similar to Truth or Dare (2018) and I really hate that movie. However, I started to hear some good things about this movie from Fantastic Fest 2022 and that gave me some hope, so I decided to want the movie and Smile (2022) was easily one of the biggest surprises of 2022.
Usher, Kal Penn and Judy Reyes
Positives for Smile (2022 ): Unlike Truth or Dare (2018), this movie actually makes the evil smile gimmick work. I’ve gotta give props to writer-director Parker Finn making this gimmick truly scary at times. I really enjoyed the main performance by Sosie Bacon as Rose Cotter and yes she is the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. I also really liked the supporting cast with Kyle Gallner, Jessie T.
And finally, the movie’s ending was a bit of a downer for me
There are some effective uses of gore in the movie and it adds to the terrifying nature of the smile in this movie. And finally, the camera work in this movie is spectacular especially given that it was Parker Finn’s feature film directorial debut.Negatives for Smile (2022): Despite tlme praising this movie, it feels like other horror movies that I' ve seen in the past like Ringu (1998), It Follows (2014) and of course Truth or Dare (2018), so there isn’t anything new to this movie with the exception of the execution. Overall, Smile (2022) is one of the better horror movies that I initially wouldn’t care about, but instead I ended up loving this movie a lot and I can’t wait for Smile 2 (2024).
