10/42
When the glass is shown at her feet she is wearing socks
Plot
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.. The Paramount opening and closing logos have a curved line in the form of a smile at the base of the mountain.
Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Smile (2022)
LollipopWritten by Beverley Ross & Julius DixonPerformed by The Chordettes. One of very few horror movies that managed to surprise me this year. When the trailer came out, I thought it was going to be another dumb, incompetent mess.I was proven wrong.From the very start, everything from the directing, performances to the cinematography and sound design were absolute stunning. How a low budget managed this feat was beyond me but the film was simply mesmerizing to look at.The horror was quite effective with jumpscares and dreadful moments, although some cheap ones but not that distracting.
Smile handled it decently but don’t expect Oscar worthy exposition
They were able to build up the tension so well and never intended to tone it down right until the very end. The plot was simple enough to interlink all relevant characters to make me care about them, although some could complain 90% of the characters were just filler and I might agree with that. However, the protagonist was good enough to carry the whole show.One thing that may not sit well with a lot of audience was the use of mental illness. And no, it wasn’t exactly the main theme so try not to quit halfway through because there would be surprises by the last act of the film.Give it a go.
This wasn’t just some Annabelle or Insidious sequels but something more
I’d say it was well worth the time for horror fans like myself.