The curse of the smile returns to the screens. Two years have passed since the phenomenon of the first film. Faced with this success, director Parker Finney offers a sequel that focuses, this time, on a pop singer played by Naomi Scott.
This second part uses the mechanism of the first, but adopted a ban on children under the age of 16. Smiley, her first name, was banned for children under 12 with a warning. But for what reason exactly?
The AlloCiné-affiliated National Center for Cinema and Motion Pictures (CNC) explained this choice:
“The commission proposes a ban for minors under the age of sixteen for this gruesome film, which reproduces bloody scenes without respite for the audience, inducing madness and hallucinations of the main character, with shocking images that disturb the sensibilities of the audience. under the age of sixteen.“
Justified classification?
Smile 2 is much more ambitious than the first film, both in terms of technicality – as evidenced by the impressive opening sequence – and in terms of excitement.
As far as horror goes, this sequel is certainly more graphic – especially with a gory scene that takes place in a hotel room – but stays true to the first film.
Genre regulars shouldn’t be impressed by the violent nature of Smiley 2 , which is a far cry from Terrifier 3’s gruesome imagery — banned for under-18s in France, a rare classification.
CNC recalls that “Each film is a work in itself, that is, unique, and that the expression of opinion for the minister is determined individually.“.
You can see Parker Finn’s Smile 2 in the cinema.
Source: Allocine
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