SMILE 2 (2024) IS SCARIER THAN THE FIRST?! MOVIE REACTION!! Full Movie Review | Naomi Scott

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[@JeremiahWarwick-j6k]

Riddick Chronicles

[@thomasanderson2384]

Naomi Scott definitely deserves some sort of an award for this man.

[@MaYhEmJaYy101]

Most definitely 💯💯💯

[@svenheimes2494]

Yes. She went all in for this. Amazing performance!

[@angrejdhaliwal4266]

She deserves all the awards

[@venusinscorpio7123]

Absolutely! She was phenomenal.

[@msftvsn9349]

Agreed

[@BigTendy]

Joel actually beat the Entity, that truck was very bad luck. RIP.

[@AnvilPictures]

It would’ve been funny if the driver got infected instead of the other guy because I think Ramming a guy with your car at full speed to a point the guy explodes on impact would be plenty of traumatic unless he also died in the crash as well.

[@NoSyrupLeft]

I liked his character so even though he died at least he died feeling free and didn’t get possessed. The fact that he used his police knowledge to pass the curse to a total scumbag speaks to his character instead of passing it to a random bystander.

[@AnvilPictures]

@@NoSyrupLeft he still passed it on to a bystander but at least he tried and succeeded at being free.

[@NoSyrupLeft]

@@AnvilPictures True but in fairness he didn’t know that Louis guy was standing behind him watching and the intended witness accidentally got shot.

[@drpepper576]

I still question whether the entity had some control over Joel's death because the blood trail after he was hit formed a smile.

[@Daniellabc]

Fun fact: The songs are real songs and they're in spotify. They made them for the movie but they upload the entire album of it using "Skye Riley" name as the artist

[@mikaildrizzy]

All fire songs too😂📝📝

[@FilmFanatic1980]

Blood on white satin is my favorite one!

[@mikaildrizzy]

New brain too 😮

[@gje3]

I’m obsessed with ‘New Brain’!

[@alvpierre]

Death of Me is fucking insane to be heard in IMAX

[@TheNraveles]

If you guys didn’t notice about the water bottles, other than just sitting there after everytime she drinks and downs a bottle the bottle is ALWAYS in the next shot or frame showing she didn’t actually drink it. Some bottles go back to being completely full, half full, etc. It’s fun foreshadowing

[@AubreyHodgson-qi6jv]

I respect that attention to detail.

[@matt-oo6fu]

oh shit, i never noticed that

[@redbulllllll]

literally in what shots? i just went back to every scene where she drank an entire voss bottle and every time it was shown again, it was still empty… would’ve been a cool detail if they actually did that

[@ultravividscene]

I did not notice this omg!

[@TheNraveles]

@@redbulllllllthere’s a whole moment dedicated to this thing, after her “seeing” the guy in her house and her seeing she never drank the water, after that, there’s other moments like it but not as emphasized, it keeps you looking at the bottles bc it’s fucking w her

[@nunyabiznez9800]

Gemma said hi but if you look back the mom doesn’t even acknowledge her being there after she told her how she should reconnect with her again

[@AubreyHodgson-qi6jv]

I didn't notice it the first time but I saw when I watched this reaction. 👍

[@FLOStan-w7m]

I finally realized it's because Gemma was never there the whole time. It was the entity pretending to be her

[@Ashwgun]

After the realization of Gemma not being real, I remembered that moment, very 6th sense moment

[@Alejandro333777]

Also Gemma just so happens to have a commitment the next day sounds like she just had a excuse she couldn’t go on tour because other people wouldn’t acknowledge her being there

[@aprilocean2419]

i can't believe so many people missed that

[@jmoney6782]

I love the the twist that Gemma never actually came to see her.. This movie was so insane!

[@leedayunderwood]

Definitely think that this has the opportunity to be a practically flawless horror trilogy if they can pull off a third film.

[@DrowningPonyo]

“Flawless”… lol

[@abbeyredits]

FR!!

[@paratil2566]

@@DrowningPonyo "practically"... lol

[@SinSinny]

I wouldn’t say “flawless” lol the first movie wasn’t that good in my opinion and this movie while being way better than the first still had a few issue but that’s with most movies even good ones.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

They have to at least be doing a third right? I need to see what would happen with so many infected people

[@Fetch_The_Bolt_Cutters]

The funny part is that this movies is not even sponsored by voss water.

[@blacklite911]

On the KZbin app it automatically connects it when you mention products in the comment. So now, ironically your comment looks like it was sponsored by Voss water

[@j0j01192]

@@blacklite911 they sponsored after the fact. Because of how loved the movie is.

[@patrickcharles6983]

​@@blacklite911 that kinda makes sense, I was watching the Dead Meat review of "The Substance" & there was a food add featuring Shrimp as the main focus 😂

[@avalonlperry]

When I look it up it says Smile 2 was sponsored by Voss Water

[@zackfozzy7506]

thats what the theatre audience thought. then again it was all in thier head

[@jewlliankaplan3946]

The constant drinking water is a tactic used by recovering alcoholics. The idea is that whenever you feel like drinking chug down a water instead.

[@FoxyGuyHere]

I use that tactic to eat less

[@fletchgang123]

As a former alcohol drinker. I can confirm this. I used this exact method myself during my rehab getting sober. So when Skye Riley mentioned it I immediately felt closer to her character.

[@PLaStiiCMoNtAGE]

@@fletchgang123 Good job getting sober, man. That shit aint easy

[@paulinegallagher7821]

It works because part of the joy of drinking isnt just the anticipated effects, its the chugging it down your throat. The water covers that part, and drinking water in a ritualistic way takes away a lot of other cravings as well. It also works for so many other ailments, like racing heart/anxiety and nausea.

[@BackroadTv2016]

​@@FoxyGuyHere Here's the fun fact of why that works, most of the time out craving from hunger or feeling hungry is actually thirst

[@hmmmmname]

Damn... even the demon said "gross" when she said she had to go to Staten Island...

[@agarcia3986]

💀

[@Raelis23]

what's wrong with Staten Island? (I'm not American and couldnt google anything that would explain it to me)

[@scribblgames3443]

@@Raelis23 new york is a primarily urban and blue city, staten island is an isolated, red, suburban hellscape

[@DentalPlanger]

​@@scribblgames3443Blue is the real hellscape, then.

[@DentalPlanger]

Makes sense for the demon to be a leftist.

[@lizzythecollie]

It’s rare that a modern horror sequel can outshine the original. I think this one does that. The camera work is amazing.

[@AC-LING666]

na the first one is still better.

[@Adri-N]

100 percent agree those camera angles were crazy

[@FLOStan-w7m]

​@@AC-LING666nah the 2nd movie out does the first movie

[@albanier8426]

To be fair, i don't know what movie you guys have watched with the first one but it was a heavily flawed albeit fun 2004-esque horror movie. A solid 6/10. Not too hard to improve on that.

[@luancosta199]

They took all of the strong points of the first movie and went all in! The first one felt (to me) like a generic horror movie with a few amazing scary scenes and it feels like they really wanted those scenes to be the main point of the sequel. Like this a lot

[@hw5932]

I love the entire Reject Team but the OG John and Greg combo always makes me smile. No pun intended!

[@Mothafckajoness]

same here. I love the team but john and greg are literally shaq and kobe to me😂

[@Ehmte5]

Facts

[@KYR0M1LSAP]

frrr

[@christopherkim7549]

It is a fun fact that Drew Barrymore was in the old Charlies Angel movie while Naomi Scott was in the newest one.

[@alexp601]

Yeah I thought that too!

[@jkvelasquez84]

Six degrees

[@niles8102]

Paralells because Drew Barrymore is a recovring addict who made an amazing comeback in a horror franchise (Scream) only to be killed off in the beginning!

[@traydaniel0403]

And Drew was an executive producer in the 2019 one. I think she was the producer in the first and second one

[@LKYHGaming]

Watching this movie in a packed theatre was such a memorable experience for me bcuz seeing everyone freak out over the intense jumps cares with me as well was so funny.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

This Year didnt disappoint for Horror Genre

[@Dontreadme]

Agreed

[@jenny_lee_87]

I went alone to the first viewing at 11:40 am, because my husband and brother didn't want to see it with me. There were only 3 more persons with me. It was fun hearing them during jumpscares, or they laughing at mine 😅

[@Amused_Comfort_Inc]

Dude.. I didn’t know I acted the way I do until I saw IT , so going to see smile was off the table! 😂

[@Mello_nation]

My audience was fully invested too best horror movie this year for me.

[@mr_leviathan]

The opening scene was so well crafted and so heartbreaking, freeing yourself from a demons grasp only to be taken out moments later, at least he died on his own terms and not from the demons possession

[@AnvilPictures]

1:12:44 he was real when we met him but because he had a plan to kill it, the entity decided to step up its game.

[@screenwriterdave]

Yeah it's a really good case for why Morris is *likely* real. It wouldn't make sense for the demon to give her all of that information and risk losing her as a host. It would also explain her initial aversion to the idea and how it choses the perfect time to make her think(?) that people recognized her.

[@Boroman9]

That’s what I thought too. Basically after her episode with all the dancers in the apartment, she did check in to the rehab centre and received the call from the real Gemma, but I do believe she never went to Staten Island to see Morris. That was all the Entity. She just drove to the arena to perform the concert where the movie ends.

[@Roseforthethorns]

My theory is her phone wasn’t actually ringing in that scene. I don’t think Morris looks towards her cell once when it’s “vibrating” on the table.

[@screenwriterdave]

@Roseforthethorns Good call. Has to be the entity distracting her/pulling her away from Morris. Her whole reaction seems like it was orchestrated by the monster because it saw Morris as a real threat. Dude is most likely real imo.

[@cytromancer1692]

Everything from her being in the bed to the freezer was all a hallucination. The entity even fooled her the moment she was about to go on stage and her mom is seen alive in the audience

[@godofevil9468]

13:15 I don't know if anyone caught this. But in the first film when Rose was doing the interview with Laura she said "It's Thursday, October." Which is nice knowing how they kpt the chronology intact. Because this would have been 3 weeks after that. So it's logical that it would take place in early Dec/late Nov.

[@EleventhCubFan]

Naomi Scott is so good in this but the most impressive part was how she was continuously just downing entire bottles of Voss water like a fucking champ

[@alexp601]

CGI water? 😅

[@EleventhCubFan]

@ I think Naomi Scott revealed that she drank a whole bottle each take.

[@alexp601]

@@EleventhCubFan Water great actress!

[@betteryourlife865]

She must’ve needed a lot of bathroom breaks 🤣

[@LibbyG-u3n]

Yes I could not help but wonder how uncomfortable it was for her to drink THAT much water😂. Usually actors get spit buckets during eating scenes bc the amount of takes they have to do + food they’d have to eat would make them feel sick

[@Mateoffvii]

As someone who has dealt with mental illness and psychosis, there are a lot these movies get right about the experience. Naomi Scott deserves an Oscar, or at the very least to be nominated, but if they didn't even nominate Toni Collette I don't have faith that they will for her either.

[@Security_Fire4782]

They usually don't do Oscar's for horror films unfortunately but yeah she deserves a nommy at least

[@Lovesick.Sagebrush]

I AGREE

[@GeeWizard_va]

The jumpscares were so freaking LOUD in theaters. The car headlight from Gemma made me shout in theaters. Parker Finn is a genius with the Jumpscares!

[@crumbtember]

The headlight scene fucked me up lol

[@kblixt]

For one particular scene, she had to chug an entire bottle of water multiple times. In fact, she mentioned that during a continuous take that lasted around five minutes, she ended up drinking a bottle five times because they needed to reset the scene so often. It definitely made her feel bloated and uncomfortable, which just goes to show how demanding her role as Skye Riley really was!

[@jl9480]

That’s dangerous and could’ve killed her. Hmm.

[@Vanyawwd]

@@jl9480 yeahh that is not safe drinking that much water and so quickly can drown you

[@PrincessPunkPants]

​@jl9480 seriously, water poisoning is very real

[@luckyowl6432]

The Smile movies are so bleak. I see a lot of comments saying they are about conquering mental illness but I disagree. It's about a literal spirit/demon that uses your trauma against you and even if you manage to face your trauma ( like in Smile 1) it's almost irrelevant because the demon is older/smarter/crueler amd is just using what it finds in your mind as a tool... it doesn't get rid of it and it will never stop.

[@LeaRe3d]

I think you make great points and that on the contrary, these points affirm the entire metaphor about mental illness to me because for some people... living with a disability of the mind is chronic, incurable and potentially dangerous, thus why this demon forces it's host to take their own lives.

[@KarlUrbahn]

I know and the fact that you just can't seem to win against this entity makes the story less interesting because you're just waiting until it finally kills the main character.

[@luckyowl6432]

@@KarlUrbahn I think they can win it's just a matter of time ( getting passed the seven day mark ) or finding a way to pass it on to someone that is/gets completely isolated and immobile. The first two movies just haven't touched on that yet. I have this vague idea of someone getting infected and getting into an accident and getting trapped for a long period of time and then rescued at the last second and through that person a protagonist finds a way. Those are just ideas but hopefully it gets explored in any sequels.

[@KCM316]

@@KarlUrbahnKyle’s character found a way to escape it. In the beginning of the movie unfortunately he still died

[@pamoweiberezi5315]

Exactly,when the movie ended,I was like "really? That's it? So both movie are pretty much the same, except part 2 is longer(I think), nothing was really accomplished,90% of the movie didn't even happen?"

[@Erasureeraser]

Naomi Scott is freaking amazing. I've been a long time fan of her since Lemonade Mouth (hey, Reel Rejects, you still haven't cover that underrated Disney Channel gem, we're still waiting guys! 😊) so to see her being in the horror genre playing a character that was traumatized by the hallucination that she was suffering so well, it's quite of a testament how talented she is

[@FluorescentPhnix1]

I second that.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

what a year for horror

[@hectortrujillo4311]

That along with Teen Beach ive been waiting for the whole year

[@mikaildrizzy]

I third that

[@urinternetbae]

no literally! she’s such an icon.

[@mattmaru9108]

27:34 Trichotillomania. I unfortunately have that. I am a male and yes Trichotillomania generally affects females more than males. But whoever it affects it id devastating to. This movie is one of few movies that have Trichotillomania in it and I was absolutely impressed and taken back by her performance and the way they showed the reality of Trichotillomania. It's different for everyone affiliated but there is a commonality that we all share.

[@AnvilPictures]

Is it stress related?

[@ShoreFell]

I too have trich. Already have balding at my temples because that’s where I’d pick at most. Mine specifically is a tick I developed a while ago due to stress and is now just something I do without noticing. Luckily it’s not as bad as depicted in the film but I truly found myself having urges just watching the scenes, they did a great job.

[@deadshot7062]

Props to Naomi Scott. She really embodied being this character from singing and doing the choreography while also acting in a horror movie. She needs an award.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Singing and co-writing the songs.

[@thenesquik2699]

Naomi Scott performance in this movie was outstanding. I’m sad her character didn’t make it, I wish she was in the 3rd movie. In my perspective, the entity got fully control of her after the dancers attacked her.

[@christopherkim7549]

Smile demon and Art the clown from terrifier movies have one thing in common. Neither of their origins are known.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

And I think they are both better for it.

[@AnvilPictures]

51:21 he mentioned 8 people before her thats roughly 2 months because it takes around a Week until it kills you.

[@gokhan4461]

1:08:50 Gemma did say hi to her mom, but we didn't see her mom react to Gemma

[@alyssatheexcellent]

0:10 fun fact for me- not that anyone really cares but I find it funny and will tell it any chance I can: in the last few years my antidepressants have become time sensitive- where if I don’t take it within literally 30 minutes my brain starts doing a whom-whom thing- so I just adjusted a pre-existing alarm for 11:11pm. And the song for my antidepressants just so happened to be Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers. It hasn’t changed.

[@tbunating1451]

Man, I’m on anxiety meds and I really hope that doesn’t happen to me cuz my anxiety would get worse lmao

[@alyssatheexcellent]

@ I’m on those, too!

[@neibur]

The opening scene literally made my jaw drop when I first seen it😂😭

[@Apache2895]

Smile 3 is gonna be interesting. We as the audience don’t know all the exact rules are yet and the entity likely found a loophole in its own rule for immortality possibly. There’s a lot of directions you can go with it in both plot and the thesis of the film

[@damiettamataram3492]

Smile 3: Pandemic

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

@@damiettamataram3492And the only way to keep the smile from spreading is to wear masks 🫤 But we all know how that plays out

[@thelordofallthatisgolden7590]

it could be a pretty good sequel or could be what ruins the franchise, hope it works out.

[@DeclinedMercy]

I doubt it can infect more than one person at once. I think it will jump to a random person in the crowd to avoid being tracked down by Morris.

[@Echo6378]

An apocalyptic smile movie would be so tough

[@guillaumepare5080]

FINALLLYYYYYYY a movie review with the OG Greg and John !!!! OMG its been 85 yeaaarrssss

[@petervalentine07]

IM SAYINNNM, favorite duo

[@guillaumepare5080]

@@petervalentine07 they should have always stayed together for their film review. adding other members only diluted the product and it is not effective

[@FilthTribeFTP]

​@@guillaumepare5080 maybe for you, but that's simply a subjective view on things. I enjoy the reactions from all their reactors. Matter of fact, you could say they were the channel that sort of started this style of reaction channel. Now you see quite a few channels that have multiple reactors that swap around for each video.

[@guillaumepare5080]

@@FilthTribeFTP exactly. To me the reel reject are Greg and John. Not the others

[@jessbailey5178]

the 'fans' in the closet were her backup dancers, I believe. I love how this iteration of the smile demon works almost like a cautionary parable about fame, and being preyed upon, hounded with no relief. It's a story we hear in like, documentaries about tragic deaths or terrible burnouts, but never as a dramatic device in horror. Excellently done and Naomi Scott is a force!

[@cody9367]

I loved how at one point in the movie the entity tells Skye, "I've been waiting for you," and at first I just imagined that as it trying to terrify her. In hindsight I'm thinking that maybe it meant that it finally "possessed" a person with such a large reach, so that it can "infect" as many people as possible in that last scene on stage.

[@lockekappa500]

Not only waiting for her, but waiting to become strong enough by infecting people over the ages.

[@Yourmama.69yrsago]

Like Morris, there may have been multiple people who would've understood the entity's M.O. I think the entity felt threatened that it won't survive by latching on one person at a time, because there may be a chance that someone like Morris won't wait around for the host, and just end them himself. Which is why Riley became a perfect host. Hell, the entity called Riley over itself. Lewis didn't message Riley to come over. She was set up from the beginning. And the fact that she was recovering only exacerbated her situation, as no one would ever believe her.

[@gabrielgroenendaal3007]

Couldn't the entity have killed itself in like... time square or any crowded city if they just wanted reach?

[@joshuafult84]

@@gabrielgroenendaal3007 Exactly it's crazy how many people believe it'll infect hundreds of people suddenly. I think her unaliving herself on stage was written in more for shock factor rather than alluding to the whole audience is screwed.

[@cody9367]

@@gabrielgroenendaal3007 Yeah, it certainly would have reached more people than just doing it in front of one. But even in one of those locations there is a pretty decent cap on how many people would see the actual killing, much less the smiling face. However up on stage at a Pop Star's concert, where tens of thousands of people could see the killing and the creepy smile is bound to reach way more people.

[@whitneywatches]

The camera work, the score, the jump scares, the acting, it's all SO GOOD!!! Best new horror franchise in years!

[@AnvilPictures]

Success to great films is by utilizing all aspects of filmmaking to its fullest extent. Not just using one or more but by using all.

[@almogdov]

This is the meanest movie is such a good description for this movie. I loved it, they built up on the first one and made this truly a great sequel. Naomi Scott was wonderful in this.

[@pillowvibes]

I’d argue talk to me still takes the cake for the meanest movie 😭

[@estfer7]

the mom didn't say hi back to gemma

[@FLOStan-w7m]

I finally realized it's because Gemma was never there it was the entity pretending to be her

[@HardstyleQreative]

Gemma was also holding the mocha cups upside down

[@scottc4199]

I don’t think I’ve been in a theater where ppl are genuinely freaked out and on edge in a while this was such a surprise

[@ricardoloza-hernandez5706]

At 57:08 Greg’s face and when says “Damn there’s 40 minutes left of this movie” I was dead 😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[@vivi3098]

If she went with Morris after the bar she could've lived. Everything after the dancers invasion was an ilusion. crazy stuff.

[@Yourmama.69yrsago]

When the entity put its hand in her mouth at her house, that's when it achieved total body control. The entity was controlling her body, while her mind was stuck in a limbo, which is the part we saw in the movie. The last time entity released her was on stage, when it wanted to play the last step.

[@aleksandarradovanovic8496]

Morris was not real. Ever since she wore the performance suit the 1st time (complaining about the scar under lights) was an ilusion

[@jasfay7219]

​@aleksandarradovanovic8496 no i think the original comment is right. Hes a real person and the only real interaction she had with him was at the bar and you'll notice in that scene, her phone keeps ringing from different people, that may have been the demon to distract her

[@Marcell2aG]

Indeed the first meeting was real since Morris explained in great detail how to defeat the demon, which caused the demon to speed up the possession process.

[@niles8102]

The fact that Gemma was just a figment of the entity the ENTIRE time was the best twist in recent horror!

[@saiyan24]

Like even though I saw the ending coming I was still intrigued on how the journey would be to get there! It was crazy!!

[@ReelRejects]

Did you like Smile 2 more than the first???

[@reelstellar]

Yes I did

[@LKYHGaming]

They’re both so good in their own ways that it’s hard to know but I think I liked Smile 2 more than the first

[@HELLO_KORO]

Yea it made me smile

[@vieenrose7340]

Yes!! Im a huge musical fan and this soundtrack is insane , mixed my two worlds😂 , But I did felt like I connected more to Skye story than the others

[@pizzaboy5548]

YES

[@AnvilPictures]

18:41 I wonder if the upside down scenes throughout the films is play on the saying “lets turn that frown upside down”

[@meowz.]

that’s what kept going through my head while watching the movie, especially when skye smears her makeup slightly downward it reminds me of a frown. the hands on her face seem to prioritize the corners of the lips too, like you know the thing where some people point at the corner of the lips with the pointer or thumbs and say to smile

[@JessieIrene333]

Ohhh I like that

[@OrionInSpace]

The idea of what they did with the ending by having the entire stadium see it is a potential evolution of the rules of Smile that I did not see coming, but I am all here for if they want to make a third film go bigger. Could this entity get passed off to people like that? Making it so that it becomes a disease. Eventually, to the point where almost everyone has it.👀

[@RS-bn1ty]

I’ve always thought it was a visual representation of different types of mental health like carrying anxiety and trauma around, so it affecting a whole group of people at the end makes so much sense

[@Quzga]

Tbh the sec I heard it was a pop star I imagined it Would end like this but still loved it. Expecting it made me more interested to see how she would end up there so didn't ruin the film at all, you kinda expect them to die anyway.

[@OrionInSpace]

@@RS-bn1ty ya and to that point if I remember correctly, one of her fans spoke to her about how she helped them with their mental health. I could be wrong about that but I vaguely remember that.

[@chad_kroeger]

Crazy because when the first trailer dropped, EVERYONE and their mom predicted that ending. Lol

[@whowhat0]

Calling it now, there's gonna be a shot in the third movie with all those people forming a big smile with their corpses.

[@dihboas]

Naomi Scott acted THE HELL out of this role, goddammit she was phenomenal! 1:01:10 - I can only imagine Roxy Striar's face seeing this scene HAHAHA homegirl hates needles And since this one stablishes that the entity went viral, I think that the clever way to go about a 3rd installment is making it a prequel, it could be about that first girl who passes the curse to Rose in the first movie (she was barely in the movie but she did GREAT) or to go even further in the past and try to explain when it all started, who was the first person infected by this? I think that would be a very cool way to explore the lore without ruining what we already have.

[@rossofinale]

Funny thing is when I saw this in theaters and Skye knocked over the old lady, I went from “oh no poor lady” and then not a second later “WAIT, if the old lady dies from that fall and everyone saw that, Skye is freed from the curse!” haha

[@AnvilPictures]

It only works with the death is traumatic enough for it to spread.

[@petejohnes8442]

But the woman didn't die tho?

[@petejohnes8442]

​@@AnvilPicturesBruh who told you that? 😭

[@AnvilPictures]

@@petejohnes8442 the first film.

[@Yourmama.69yrsago]

​@@petejohnes8442 also the cop in the beginning could have just shot the person he was holding hostage. But he went an extra mile and stabbed him multiple times. The deed must be messy- the messier, the more traumatic, the better.

[@TheBenKlepaczzz]

Don’t know if y’all knew but when she is on her phone going to her contacts she has famous artists like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and couple others

[@felix3033]

So cool !!! (Sarcasm)

[@Yourmama.69yrsago]

I definitely saw Adele.

[@antsinmypantsallday]

@@felix3033Having a rough day buddy?

[@Phil4RealMusic]

Smile 2 over Longlegs EASY

[@GladtoberanDOM]

Loved their reaction to that too!

[@AubreyHodgson-qi6jv]

I could not agree more.

[@starrysky247]

I agree. Ilike this one far more than smile

[@zachnotzack4]

The mental gymnastics this franchise put our minds through is insane. And you can definitely see where they put the extra budget at in this film but didn’t go overboard with it

[@electroazure]

fun fact: if Lewis seems familiar, he is played by Lukas Gage, who was in Road House with Jake Gyllenhall, which released earlier this year

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

And Fargo S5

[@betteryourlife865]

I recognized him from You

[@worldofroseboihere9187]

He's Also in You season 4 and Euphoria season 1

[@petejohnes8442]

Dang! You're right!

[@cardboard2night]

He was in first season of White Lotus. Yeah, in that scene 🍑

[@Quzga]

Greg downing the water killed me lmao

[@madtitan0825]

With or without the entity, this movie is basically showing being a popstar is a living nightmare 💀

[@thebookgeek87]

The intro of this movie was so good.

[@scatterbrainedreviews]

I like Smile 1 but Smile 2 actively raised my anxiety after. I needed to just take my mind off of it for some reason. This one captured that feeling of how scary hopelessness and depression mixed with anxiety can be. Great video as always!

[@Pilgrxm]

I absolutely loved this opening of the film. It picked up basically exactly where I was hoping it would. And I think overall this film was far more impactful to me than the first, especially because not all of the scares were given away in the trailer.Also, the set up at the ending? Terrifying possibilities! I really hope there’s a third.

[@FlyingScotsman4072]

This was more intense and scarier than the first one 😂 Naomi Scott deserves an award for her performance because it was brillant!

[@StardustandMadness]

Naomi Scott was also in the Charlie’s Angels remake which I love - think I’m the only one who does - but I think she’s awesome.

[@Ryan-rs7mv]

Notice how the mom never acknowledged Gemma’s presence. She for sure would have since she pushed skye to call her. She would have been happy to see her

[@StardustandMadness]

I’m so excited for this reaction! Your reaction to the first movie was so fun! I love the Shejects (and everyone else too!) but there’s nothing like the original duo!

[@SelfAwareFlamingo]

I think the scene where she is running from the dancers is soooo good! One of my favorite modern horror scenes!

[@tlcjanetfan]

Love you two reacting together. Y'all are the REAL-REEL REJECTS!! 😎

[@egranger2128]

I know Peter Jacobson from the show House which is funny cause I know the wife of the teacher, who killed himself with a hammer in the first movie, played Carla from Scrubs. This franchise is assembling the “doctor sitcom” universe.

[@AnvilPictures]

Also In the previous film they had another actor from the same run of House the director must be a fan of the show

[@starrysky247]

Same. I forget carla was in the first tho

[@rainbow20112011]

The creepiest part is the ending when she comes face-to face with her "former" self. She looks up and sees her former self crying and looking down at her. Extremely disturbing and very creepy. Her former self looks extremely creepy.

[@Boomy2nicce]

“LOOK AT ME” big eyes creepy smile

[@Mello_nation]

Gemma spoke to the mom the mom never spoke to her or even acknowledged he existence. I rewatched after seeing this at the movies specifically looking to see if anyone acknowledged her… sky asked her to come to rehearsals and she didn’t go so if you rewatch sky is the only one who interacts with Gemma it was brilliant.

[@maxTheTimeSlasher]

The opening scene is one of the best I've seen this year after DP and Wolverine. 20:52 fun fact. They weren't even sponsored by it😂

[@thewinner7382]

DPAW was dogsh*t

[@danielchevere]

Undisputed duo! Glad to see you guys cover a movie together again.

[@tyrone42ful]

This movie will be a classic.. im 57 and haven't been this excited about a horror movie since the grunge.. this one has layers

[@aubrey8673]

What Skye went through in this film makes what rose endured look like a walk in the park😬

[@revan2.04]

1:26 there was no reason to call me out like that😂

[@dorathedestroyer4081]

Gemma did say hi to skye's mom but notice that mom did not respond or said anything back so gemma never stayed at skye's apartment

[@tnashi22]

Yes but also why was she around to say hi when skye was in the other room? Did skye say bye to her in front of her mom? Was she gone when skye came back? Wouldn't sky have inquired where her friend went ro if she were gone?

[@dorathedestroyer4081]

@tnashi22 when skye finished preparing and get her stuff, she assumed gemma already left after telling her she needs to go see a friend

[@tnashi22]

@@dorathedestroyer4081 so she assumed she left without saying bye? Wasn't gemma only partially dressed at the time? Skye wouldn't question why mom doesn't even mention Gemma? I mean mom was the one pushing for them to reunite seems weird to not even address the change.

[@dorathedestroyer4081]

@tnashi22 you do realize they are in a rush to leave for the rehearsal thingy. There is no time for chit chat. Gemma was only partially dressed but its not like she moved in at skye's apartment. All she had to do is change and take her stuff and leave

[@hardmetal97]

Shes also holding the cups upside down

[@SurrealNirvana]

56:58 its was at this moment the 2nd to final stage of the Smile possession happens, and everything she experiences after is all an elaborate illusion in her mind.

[@SpideySensei72]

I can't believe I saw her in that Power Rangers film and didn't even realize she was the same actress. Amazing what a new hairstyle can do. The way this movie ended really made me curious as to how they'll manage to do the third film based on how the demon functions. But whenever it drops, I hope to be in a theater watching it.

[@mksongbird]

there are some really great shots throughout the movie.

[@TombstoneActual42]

Loved the 1-shot intro especially

[@knoxxsavage6288]

Surprisingly a banger , the writing in this one was chefs kiss

[@kayefbutterfly]

Naomi Scott genuinely deserves a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars 2025 but we all know she will get snubbed just like Mia Goth in Pearl. Anyway, I hope they make a third and final smile film!

[@SonOfMuta]

Not going to happen. The Academy always snubs horror

[@jasoneitemiller978]

I love that Joel lasts six days and is able ignore the entity (woman on fire) because he doesn't have the trauma it like s to feed off.

[@Boomy2nicce]

I also noticed that. Joel had much more mental strength than the average Joe to do a complex task such as carrying out a plan to pass the entity on without getting the dr strange treatment from the entity. Just wish he never stayed to apologize to Lewis 😢

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Naomi Scott looks like a cross between Emilia Clarke and a young Sarah Michelle Geller in this

[@nadeeml9276]

Exceptional reaction, fantastic discussion afterwards. Hope they make another sequel

[@ReelRejects]

I appreciate your very kind consistent comments :)

[@nadeeml9276]

@@ReelRejects Thanks. I appreciate how entertaining your reactions are. Take good care and looking forward to the next ones

[@Danstraightedge]

Something about John and Greg makes me warm and fuzzy. If awards noticed horror then Toni Collette needs hers for Hereditary!

[@renaedmonds3080]

Love when john gets scared he screams and whenever greg gets scared or grossed out he laughs nervously

[@greengoblin4life]

Watched this last night and had a hard time falling asleep 😅 Enjoyed this one more than the first and I love your reactions!!

[@nicbrushia2319]

at 1:08:51 when you guys were talking about it, Gemma DID say hi to the mom, but the mom never said hi back, which showed us that Gemma was never actually there. The mom also never paid Gemma any mind during that scene, even though she told Skye to get back together with Gemma.

[@GladtoberanDOM]

Finally! Went to see this for my date night definitely different from the original loved the bit with the back up dancers

[@1234thisistemporary]

The dancers in her apartment were terrifying 😮

[@SimbaEdits77]

The fact that the opening is just all one shot is just amazing.

[@afroahmed3989]

It's not, but the editing was very good .

[@msftvsn9349]

@@afroahmed3989proof of edit?

[@afroahmed3989]

@@msftvsn9349 Everytime the camera looked away , that's a cut , but it's very well done you could hardly notice it .

[@Quzga]

Her songs reminds me a lot of 2007 lady gaga, the lyrics and the voice.

[@noodledoodles8144]

Joel is by far the strongest willed person to have the smile entity for 6 days and even managing to pass it on. Just messed up they killed him off by bad luck

[@builttoblast]

Another great reaction guys! This was a great sequel. You felt for the main character and could feel her descent into hopelessness & madness. Just a phenomenal performance by Naomi Scott! One thing I found interesting was the 'eye' references. In Riley's apartment, while she plays the piano, there is an eye sculpture to the left of it. The "dancers" knock Riley unconscious by slamming the right side of her face into the piano, blacking her right eye, but it's her left eye from the viewer's perspective. The last stab to Riley's mother was to her right eye; again our left. Right after her mother is killed, there is an eye pattern in the blood on Riley’s gown. And Riley uses the microphone to impale herself into her right eye, our left. Not sure of the significance, if any, of it but thought it was an interesting insight. Looking forward to Smile 3!

[@dako91196]

Lewis' death made me nauseous in theaters

[@em5522]

Loved how the Voss water was both a plug and a plot piece.

[@cazper420]

Dude was straight up FUBAR after getting hit by that truck in the intro 😂 They did really good with this 👏

[@cjcaday3812]

I think the Smile entity control Skye whole mind until the tour in purpose to get a bunch of victims

[@moisesreyesproductions]

i randomly found a vid by yall and i check the uploads and yall literally uploaded a minute ago damn

[@prime_transformer]

Excellent review, guys. HUGE FAN of your channel!!!! I remember when I got out of my first viewing of this movie, I turned to my friend and screamed... NO WONDER EVERYONE WAS PRESSURING SKYE SO HARD TO DO THE TOUR BC HAVING HER K-LL HERSELF LIVE IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WAS ALWAYS THE TRAUMA ENTITY'S ENDGAME. I know her mom, assistant, and darius etc were probably terrible people outside of this, but at the end of the movie, it was so clear that the trauma entity really used that to its advantage. Such an effing clever and nuanced movie!

[@TrollsOfficial_Fangirl]

Fun fact: Jack Nicholson’s (From the Shining) son is in this movie. “Paul Hudson” Also, These are real songs from Naomi Scott.

[@sandrakiefler4649]

Greg; “ it’s so well effective “😂 Nice😉👍 As always…awesome reaction my dudes!

[@payt00n]

1:08:45 we never actually see the mom react to Gemma and she doesn't respond when Gemma says hi so it was probably in Skys head