Smile is quite engaging and partially scary horror flick embedded with plenty of jump scares,traumatic scenes and conversations. Though the horror part was completely relied on the jump scares.
This is an extremely scary, graphic horror movie that should not be taken lightly. I have seen my fair share of horror movies over the years but this one definitely has a different feel to it. It is chilling, unnerving, and very difficult to watch sometimes.
The movie focuses on mental health and trauma and it does that very well. Not for the easily rattled, lots of gore and jump-scares. I would not recommend for kids.
However, in a twist that is as agonizing and frightening as it is brilliant, we see that all this was just another hallucination induced by the monster. The most terrifying moment comes when you realize that she never beat it or escaped, and is still trapped in the house.
Few movies have used it effectively, where you're genuinely scared about what will happen. Andy Muschietti's It is filled with jumpscares, yet it's one of the most terrifying films of the last decade. Why? Because it knows how to subvert audience expectations and use jumpscares through moments you can't predict.
This film is far from as graphic and disturbing as Ari Aster's “Hereditary” and “Midsommar,” but there are still some disturbing scenes that make members of the audience want to plug their ears and squeeze their eyes shut. The jump scares are also intense but there aren't so many as to overdo it.
Restricted: R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Remember, the content will vary with each movie, so check the specific movie rating for the film you are researching. R: Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian.
Smile 2 has been confirmed by Paramount following the runaway success of the first Smile film, which was released back in September 2022. A sequel to Smile has been confirmed following the incredible success of the first movie.
If you're a horror movie fan you can probably see the ending coming BUT at least it's well executed. Would I watch again? Probably not they heavy graphic suicide scenes (I get it that's part of the plot) BUT it's well worth a watch at least once.
Smile is rated R by the MPAA for strong violent content and grisly images, and language. Violence: People are seen cutting, stabbing, and burning themselves and others. A dead cat is shown. Corpses are seen bearing a variety of grisly injuries.
Blood and gore is infrequent but when it happens there is lots of it. Only 2-3 main scenes that show it. The film contains scenes in which human characters and supernatural creatures are engaged in violent struggles which include stabbings and being set alight.
Smile's messy treatment of mental illness and trauma throughout one hour fifty-five minutes seems to be intentional and is bound to leave you feeling uncomfortable. The theme of inheriting mental illness and walking down a path that you have lived dreading all your life is poignant.
TV-MA Mature Audience Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17. This program contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual activity (S), or crude indecent language (L).
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Rated PG: Parental guidance suggested – Some material may not be suitable for children. Rated PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned – Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Rated R: Restricted – Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Rated X: No one under 17 admitted.
The R rating signifies that the film is intended for viewers who are 17 years or older, and those under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
Despite the happy-sounding title, the movie Smile is not for children. It is a very graphic horror movie that shows several mutilated bodies in all their gory detail.
In Smile, the demon moves through each witness of the smiling suicide and then to the next after 7 days. This chain effect adds to the fear factor by heightening the anticipation among audience members of when the next person will arrive, and who will die next.
But the biggest sin of “Smile” is that it just isn't scary. The movie has to rely on fakeout jump scares like a burglar alarm and even opening a can of cat food because it knows it can't pull off scenes with actual danger or violence. A bad dream sequence can't be taken seriously because Rose would never act that way.
