"Smile 2" stars Naomi Scott as a pop star who gets infected with the demonic curse from the first film, resulting in a horrifying and funny trip.

"Smile 2" is a flash-cut horror parable, but the story it's telling is that pop fame makes you crazy. Though the movie is hardly subtle, Parker Finn has become a clever enough filmmaker to make reality feel like a hallucination and hallucinations feel like reality.

The new horror sequel from writer/director Parker Finn is a suitably bigger companion piece to its predecessor. Where Smile focused on the everyday traumas that people can carry with them, Smile 2 steps it up to the celebrity level,

It's an exceptional sequel that improves almost every aspect of the original. The result is easily one of the year's best horror films. Superstar pop songstress Skye Riley ( Naomi Scott) is coming off a tough year.

Smile 2 not only proves to be the best horror movie of 2024, but it also stands out as one of the best horror sequels in recent years.

Parker Finn follows his surprise 2022 hit about a malevolent spirit that jumps hosts via a diabolical grin, this time infecting a troubled pop star with a ton of trauma to feed on.

Smile 2 star Naomi Scott describes the process of becoming the tortured singer Skye Riley and the difficulty of recreating the viral expression.