The preliminary responses to horror sequel Smile 2 are right here, and they're fairly favorable. Take a look beneath.
GamesRadar+'s Emily Murray pens: (*2*)
“Naomi Scott leads a triumvirate success as ‘Skye Riley' in Parker Finn's exceptionally well steered #Smile2,” the Hollywood Handle's TomMCJL tweets. “An imperfect but violent, bloody & uneasing agreeable time with welcomed doses of humour throughout & slight yet robust supporting performances from Lukas Gage & Kyle Gallner.”
Twitter person Lemon Garcia declares: “#Smile2 is LARGER than the first. It knows how to have fun this time! Naomi Scott delivers the finest performance in a horror movie this year. The captures are astonishing. The finale is such a hit that you’ll be thrilled to what’s next.”
YouTuber Don Santana scribes: “Yeah… #Smile2 I was so astonished all throughout the flick. The acting was incredible, the selection of captures, tempo of the flick, the horror activity, sudden alarms were excellent, particularly one scene which I'm not gonna spoil but just mention 2 words: dance, house. BEAUTIFULLY executed!”
Horror presenter Bunny Galore chirps: “Extraordinary time at the debut of Smile 2 last eve, delightful fun rollercoaster of a horror movie and @NaomiScott is splendid in a tour de force portrayal !”
Scripted and helmed by Parker Finn, the flick trails pop sensation Skye Riley who will get contaminated with the Smile curse. As her world begins to spiral, she begins experiencing more and more troubling incidents and she begins to witness the Smile beast in every single place she goes. Not best when she's nearly to embark on a gigantic world tour…
Naomi Scott portrays Skye, whereas Kyle Gallner reprises his character as police officer Joel who was cursed with the Smile monster at the conclusion of the major movement image. Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, and Peter Jacobson all additionally characteristic, whereas Drew Barrymore depicts herself.
Reflecting on the selection to come back again for a subsequent movie, director Finn advised SFX journal that he sensed they'd solely simply touched the floor of this story. “There was information I had for myself that wasn’t expressed in the first film that I seized the opportunity to bring into the new one, so what Smile 2 is doing is showing us new things. We felt like we’d uncovered the mystery in the first one, but we’ve perhaps only scooped a single glass of water out of the ocean.”
Smile 2 is launched in theaters on October 18 in the US and October 17 in the UK. For extra upcoming films, examine our information to the best new horror films on the approach in 2024 and past.