Rose is a psychiatrist who witnesses the suicide of a new patient, after which she begins to have the same macabre visions as the victim.
'Smile' is a supernatural horror film, based on the popular idea that a curse is transmissible to a witness (same as in It Follows, The Ring, The Grudge). The idea is quite interesting and sinister, without being sufficiently exploited in a more "elevated horror" kind of style, but the classic and tried recipe of "jump scares" and other clichés is satisfactory enough in this case. The main heroine is very believable and well chosen in her state of "permanently in the middle of a serious nervous breakdown".
Director: Parker Finn
With: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Kal Penn
Rating: 8/10
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