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Whenever director Parker Finn runs with that thought, the film has a nice, disorienting punch.
She suffers in full view of the public, with people all around her who could presumably help.
Skye begins seeing Lewiss figure lurking around her, as well as that of the long-deceased Paul.
What about her incessantly supportive mother (Rosemarie DeWitt) or her obsequious assistant (Miles Gutierrez-Riley)?
Then theres the fact that Skye is a recovering addict.
Could these things following her be drug-induced hallucinations?
Unfortunately,Smile 2is similarly torn between its novel premise and the base demands of horror.
The films empathy exists mostly in the abstract, as Finn overdoes Skyes fraying consciousness.
it didnt really happen.
Instead, we lose interest, as the whole thing becomes pointless and even a little cynical and cruel.
The movie ultimately scuttles its own ambitions.
