Sosie Bacon as Rose in “Smile”
The world is a stage and we are all storytellers. We tell ourselves stories about ourselves. Stories that have the power to either set us free or trap us. smile, Directed by Parker Finn, this film chronicles such a set story.
Before you go to the theater, I suggest you take the trigger warnings about suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seriously.
After witnessing a patient commit suicide in a gruesome manner in an emergency psychiatric hospital, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) begins to experience horrifying and bizarre events similar to those experienced by the patient shortly before his death. . In her attempts to investigate what appear to be her supernatural and inexplicable circumstances, she is forced to probe her senses, unresolved traumas, and guilt-ridden demons. follow the path
The concept of someone going through the most tragic events and smiling makes a great metaphor for the life of a patient suffering from a mental illness that is often invisible to the outside world. is challenging. Rose’s bizarre 15-minute climactic sequence, in which she confronts her demons in her childhood home, is the right mix of body horror and the supernatural.
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directed by: Parker Finn
cast: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Darner, Caitlin Stasey, Kal Penn
runtime: 115 minutes
story: Overwhelming fear begins to take over Dr. Rose Cotter’s life after witnessing a bizarre incident at the hospital.Now she must confront her troubled past in order to survive and escape a terrifying new reality.
Sosie Bacon is both terrifying and pathetic, helping to reinforce the film’s belief in its message about mental health. Kyle Darner as an intimidating ex who refuses to respect boundaries deserves a special mention.
Of all the characters who have attempted a dead-eyed creepy grin, Caitlin Stacey managed to hit that nail in the head of her briefs and send a chill down her spine (no wonder it’s featured on most posters). not).
smileAn hour and fifty-five minute messy treatment of mental illness and trauma must seem intentional and unnerving. It sounds like
However. Jump scares (sigh). The liberal use of jump scares lessens the severity of the problem at hand, and feels like the creators are almost mocking Rose’s condition. reminiscent. Bloody, uncouth, defying logic. Some horror movies benefit from a request to suspend logic, but they don’t. smile. Suspending logic just makes the hero and her look worse.
Yet despite some failures, smile It’s a valiant attempt to tackle psychosis in a horror movie, and could be a good movie to watch on a night out with your college buddies.
Smile is now in theaters
