Okay, so after everything that went down in the first Smile movie, this guy Kyle ends up infected by this demon. The only way to get rid of it? He’s got to make someone else live through something super traumatic, like a murder or suicide. This creepy chain keeps growing and eventually hits Skye Riley, who’s this mega-famous popstar. She watches her buddy and drug dealer, Lewis, kill himself right in front of her. Yikes.

Skye doesn’t know she’s caught up in all this paranormal stuff yet. She starts having these wild hallucinations but thinks they’re just flashbacks from her rough history with depression and addiction. As things go downhill for her, she ends up making a fool of herself at glitzy public events. Then an orderly named Morris reaches out and tells Skye what’s really happening—and offers a way out.

Putting the demon inside the mind of a celebrity like Skye is clever because being famous is already stressful enough! Imagine worrying if every fan’s secretly obsessed or messing up big time during a show. Plus, she’s dealing with both physical scars from a bad car crash and those gnarly mental ones you can’t see.

This horror flick dives right into the entertainment world’s fakeness—where people are always putting on fake smiles even if they don’t mean it. Seems like the perfect playground for an evil smiling demon to stir things up!
So, picture this: there’s this creepy demon thing called “Smiley” that kinda jumps into the whole pop culture scene. It spreads like wildfire, you know? Smiley gives Skye exactly what she craves: a bestie who never leaves and always forgives, and a ticket out of the craziness of showbiz. But there’s a catch—Skye gets totally played by this demon until everything goes sideways in a wild surprise ending. It’s like one of those M. Night Shyamalan twists that mess with your head, just like his latest mix on how pop culture vibes with social media and violence.

Then we have Rosemarie DeWitt back on screen after ‘Rachel Getting Married,’ playing Skye’s mom. She’s all about managing Skye’s career, treating her like a gold mine. In the spotlight, though, is Naomi Scott as the singer Skye. You might remember Naomi from Disney’s live-action Aladdin; she’s been hanging out on the sidelines while stars like Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande shot to fame.

Naomi really brings it home with some unexpected acting chops. She nails that feeling of being loved by everyone but can’t quite be happy herself—a bit like Britney Spears when she had her big breakdown or an intense movie vibe like Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux. Naomi probably throws some real-life experiences into this role too, giving it that extra something special.
Hey there! So, Smile 2 is not quite as scary as the first one, but it’s bolder and pulls it off better. It might just be the boost Scott needs for his career, kinda like a fresh start. Plus, it’s hinting at more movies coming in the series!