{"id":135169,"date":"2022-09-28T15:12:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T09:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/smile-reviews-are-in-check-out-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-creepy-new-horror-movie\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T15:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T09:43:47","slug":"smile-reviews-are-in-check-out-what-critics-have-to-say-about-the-creepy-new-horror-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/smile-reviews-are-in-check-out-what-critics-have-to-say-about-the-creepy-new-horror-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile Reviews are in, check out what critics have to say about the creepy new horror movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smile-Reviews-Are-In-Check-Out-What-Critics-Are-Saying.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>You will hear the movie&#8217;s title. <em>Smile<\/em>, you likely wouldn\u2019t jump to presume that\u2019s describing a psychological horror. But pair that title with any of the film\u2019s promotional material, or at the end of the creepy-as-hell trailer, and the word starts to sound a lot more menacing. Is it possible to make a smiling person appear so threatening? <em>Smile<\/em>, from Paramount Pictures, is based on Parker Finn\u2019s 2020 short film <em>Laura Hasn\u2019t Slept<\/em>We have the reviews to show how the director transformed his vision into a feature film.<\/p>\n<p><em>Smile<\/em>Sosie Bacon stars as Dr. Rose Cotter. She begins to notice strange things after witnessing a traumatic event involving one her patients. Also starring are Jessie T. Usher and Kyle Gallner as well as Rob Morgan, Caitlin Stey, Kal Penn, Kal Penn, and Caitlin Stansey. We know this, however. \u201conce you see it, it\u2019s too late,\u201dBaseball fans will never be the exact same again <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theheadknight\/status\/1574227525810589697\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theheadknight\/status\/1574227525810589697\" rel=\"noopener\">the movie\u2019s <u>wild marketing scheme<\/u><\/a>, let\u2019s let the critics weigh in on whether or not we should be planning a trip to the theater this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"><\/aside>\n<p>We\u2019ll start with <u>CinemaBlend\u2019s review of <\/u><u><em>Smile<\/em><\/u>Sarah El-Mahmoud gave the horror movie 4 stars out of 5. Parker Finn\u2019s debut is \u201cseriously ruthless and chilling,\u201dDespite formulaic tendencies. She writes:\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yes, Smile is an incredibly enjoyable watch, but throughout there\u2019s a merciless tone that will not let the tension break. You\u2019ll need to take a moment to unclench your jaw after this one. If you\u2019re a horror fan, you\u2019ve seen something like Smile play out in a movie before, but Parker Finn demonstrates a firm grip on popular genre story devices in an effective way that drains the audience of ease, and it sets the film apart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tasha Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23368190\/smile-review-horror-movie\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23368190\/smile-review-horror-movie\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Polygon<\/u><\/a> says Parker Finn has a way of telegraphing what\u2019s about to happen, but in a way that seems intentional and doesn\u2019t detract from the onslaught of jump scares and true scares. In the critic\u2019s words:\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Smile is often a silly, corny, or gimmicky horror film. The sheer number of jump-scares makes it border on ridiculous. Finn employs abrupt, loud sound cues, and extremely rapid cuts to get viewers screaming and shaking over even the simplest things, like Rose eating a hamburger and her hanging nails. But no matter how excessively the legitimate scares pile up, they\u2019re startling and convincing. Editing and music are excellently tuned to maximise the effect of tension builds up slowly, ending abruptly with a shocking surprise. Smile is an enjoyable ride, even though it is unrelenting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Marisa Mirabal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/09\/smile-movie-review-1234766312\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/09\/smile-movie-review-1234766312\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>IndieWire<\/u><\/a>Notes that the movie received a grade B-. <em>Smile<\/em>Other horror films about contagious death include <em>The Ring<\/em>Oder <em>It follows<\/em>This adds to the ripple effect that depression or trauma can have. It is the expression, \u201cSmile through the pain,\u201dNew context, this review states:\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Smile manages to navigate unhealed trauma using a supernatural lens, mischievous juxtaposition and despite feeling like a shadow from other stories. With rare moments of dark comedy and irony, he is able to expose the forceful nature of society\u2019s expectation to be happy and presentable despite the suffering that may lurk under one\u2019s skin. Smile is a compelling and claustrophobic mental hellscape, which will make you smile and grimace.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Alan Cerny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalthrills.com\/smile\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.vitalthrills.com\/smile\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Vital Thrills<\/u><\/a> scores <em>Smile<\/em>A 7\/10, meaning that some of the <u>best horror films<\/u>This one dives deep into psychological fear, trauma, and other topics. The critic says Sosie Bacon can deliver a heroine that the audience will root for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Some will. [explore trauma] effectively, some won\u2019t. Smile does it effectively. Some of it gets derivative, but that\u2019s the nature of the genre \u2013 what good is the jump scare if we don\u2019t laugh a little at it afterwards? That\u2019s part of the fun. I did admire how bleak the film gets in the third act \u2013 Parker Finn seems to enjoy throwing us into a deep hole and filling it up with dirt, seeing if we can scramble our way out, and for that to work you have to give us a protagonist we care about, and Bacon does that very well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The movie doesn\u2019t work for everybody, however. Katie Rife of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/smile-movie-review-2022\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/smile-movie-review-2022\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>RogerEbert.com<\/u><\/a>The film gets 2.5 stars. The critic\u2019s issues with the movie are mentioned in other reviews as well but made for an overall less satisfactory experience for this writer, who says:\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Smile, which has made the concept into an almost two-hour-long movie from an 11-minute clip, relies too heavily on formulaic mystery plotting and horror themes and imagery from hits like It Follows and The Ring. David Robert Mitchell\u2019s 2014 film is an especially prominent, let\u2019s say, influence on Smile, which, combined with its placement on the \u2018it\u2019s really about trauma\u2019 continuum, make this a less bracing movie experience than it might have been had it broken the mold more aggressively.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If <em>Smile<\/em>If this sounds like your cup, then you can see it in theaters beginning on Friday, September 30. After that, take a look at other movies <u>upcoming horror movies<\/u>. Regardless of your choice, we recommend that you visit our <u>2022 Movie Release Calendar<\/u>To plan your next trip to the theatre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will hear the movie&#8217;s title. Smile, you likely wouldn\u2019t jump to presume that\u2019s describing a psychological horror. But pair that title with any of the film\u2019s promotional material, or at the end of the creepy-as-hell trailer, and the word starts to sound a lot more menacing. 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