This chiller follows the committed psychiatrist Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon, who's the daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick), she is the kind psychiatrist tries to get to the root of the problem and figure out a way to help the desperate patient. But her prolonged sessions reveal the naked, horrible truth, she is exhausted after hours on call in the psychiatric emergency service. Rose attends to a young woman who turns to compassionate therapist Dr for advice, then she's terrified by an evil presence. When the girl finally seems calm, a big smile appears on her face and a criminal act happens to herself... from that moment on, an overwhelming terror takes over the woman, unsettling the life of Dr. Cotter. Desperate to rid herself of a recurring nightmare and tormented by disturbing appearances every time she falls asleep, Rose is teetering on the brink of madness. Believing that Laura's shocking death may have caused a mental breakdown, Rose's boss Dr. Morgan Desai (Kal Penn) puts Rose on one week's leave. After her fiancé Trevor (Jessie T. Usher) returns home, Rose notices her cat is missing. Later on, the young woman seeks the help of her former boyfriend (Kyle Gallner). Once you see it, it's too late !. Pass it on !. The new face of fear !. What makes you smile?. Can Laura prevent the inevitable? Will she escape the terrifying supernatural entity ?.
Parker Finn's disturbing first feature fully achieves what the director was looking for: provoking a feeling of panic attack from start to finish. This frightening movie displays terror, shocks, hard-edged drama and creepy images. While the look is suitable atmospheric and eerie, the argument stretches plausibility to the breaking point. ¨The Smile (2022)¨ is inspired by a short by the director himself (¨Laura Hasn't Slept ,2020¨), starring Caitlin Stasey, Lew Temple, winner of the special jury prize in the SWSW midnight shorts category. 'Laura has't sleep' is a bit different from 'Smile' though, 'Smile' was more about trauma affecting people and dealing with a mysteriously threatening curse. The visual effects used were terrifying in a good way and on point. I especially liked the CGI for the faces of the attackers and victims. A lot of tension, mystery and horror and the ending was surprising and not where I thought it was going.
'Smile' received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the visuals, make-up, themes and Bacon's acting. Bacon is pretty good as the deranged therapist who's refusing to sleep, haunted by a blood-curdling vision. But criticized its jump scares, easy screams and plot similarities to ¨It Follows¨ (2014), ¨The grudge¨(2004), The Ring (2002) and ¨The Ring 2¨(2005). This disturbing motion picture was well and originally written/directed by Parker Finn at his film debut. Rating: 6.5/10. A decent horror film that will appeal to terror fans.
Parker Finn's disturbing first feature fully achieves what the director was looking for: provoking a feeling of panic attack from start to finish. This frightening movie displays terror, shocks, hard-edged drama and creepy images. While the look is suitable atmospheric and eerie, the argument stretches plausibility to the breaking point. ¨The Smile (2022)¨ is inspired by a short by the director himself (¨Laura Hasn't Slept ,2020¨), starring Caitlin Stasey, Lew Temple, winner of the special jury prize in the SWSW midnight shorts category. 'Laura has't sleep' is a bit different from 'Smile' though, 'Smile' was more about trauma affecting people and dealing with a mysteriously threatening curse. The visual effects used were terrifying in a good way and on point. I especially liked the CGI for the faces of the attackers and victims. A lot of tension, mystery and horror and the ending was surprising and not where I thought it was going.
'Smile' received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the visuals, make-up, themes and Bacon's acting. Bacon is pretty good as the deranged therapist who's refusing to sleep, haunted by a blood-curdling vision. But criticized its jump scares, easy screams and plot similarities to ¨It Follows¨ (2014), ¨The grudge¨(2004), The Ring (2002) and ¨The Ring 2¨(2005). This disturbing motion picture was well and originally written/directed by Parker Finn at his film debut. Rating: 6.5/10. A decent horror film that will appeal to terror fans.