Director Parker Finn returns to helm a sequel to his 2022 smash hit horror film. Here’s our Smile 2 review.

The behind-the-scenes story of Smile, Parker Finn’s 2022 horror film, is quite something. It was originally set for release only on Paramount+, but the studio changed its mind after positive test screenings and Smile hit cinemas in October 2022. The film went on to gross roughly $217m at the global box office against a budget of just $17m. I’m not a maths genius, but I’d say that’s pretty good.

Finn is now looking to repeat the same trick with Smile 2. The sequel follows a pop star, Skye Riley, as she begins to notice people smiling creepily at her. As we know from the first film, this is actually a demon who moves from person to person and haunts you for a good week or so before taking over your body too,...