18/30
About 31 minutes in, Rose breaks a glass when her alarm goes off
Chronology
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced that she is threatened by a strange entity. A few days before the release on September 30, 2022, the actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, standing. behind home plate, still and smiling as he looks into the camera, still, despite fans in the audience being concerned, while wearing Smile T-shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the Today show.. When the glass is shown at her feet, she is wearing socks.
You’re not real!
Seconds later, as he checks the door, he’s wearing lace-up shoes. Based on what happens later at a later party, there are several continuity issues that may not be “mistakes”; but it may actually be deliberate to show “pauses”; in Rose’s consciousness/wisdom.. Rose Cotter: That’s not real! The Monstrosity: Your Mind Makes It Real!. The Paramount opening and closing logos have a curved line in the shape of a smile at the base of the mountain.
I was proven wrong
Featured in Chris Stuckmann Film Reviews: Smile (2022). LollipopWritten by Beverley Ross & Julius Dixon Performed by The Chordettes. One of the few horror movies that managed to surprise me this year. When the trailer came out, I thought it was going to be another stupid, incompetent mess. Right from the start, everything from the direction, performances, to the cinematography and sound design was absolutely amazing.
Smile did decently, but don’t expect Oscar-worthy exposure
How a low budget managed this feat is beyond me, but the film was simply mesmerizing to watch. The horror was pretty effective with gory and gruesome moments, albeit some cheap, but not that entertaining. They were able to build up the tension so well and never intended to let it down until the end. The plot was simple enough to interconnect all the relevant characters to make me care about them, although some might complain that 90% of the characters were just filler and I might be okay with that. However, the protagonist was good enough to lead the entire show.
These weren’t just sequels to Annabelle or Insidious, but something more
And no, it wasn’t exactly the main theme, so try not to give up halfway through because there would be surprises in the last act of the movie. Try them. I’d say it was well worth the time for horror fans like myself.