Smile arrived in theaters in 2002 and earned $217 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. That's a massive profit for a horror movie and Paramount wasted no time in developing a sequel, Smile 2, which is set to be released this Friday.

Based on the first wave of reviews, the follow-up is just as good as - but perhaps not better than - its predecessor.

However, as we first reported on FearHQ.com, new lead Naomi Scott (Power Rangers) is receiving a lot of praise for her performance and it sounds like there are plenty of scares for horror fans to get excited about.

The Hollywood Reporter says Smile 2 "will leave plenty of horror fans grinning from ear to ear," but cautions, "[Director Parker Finn] perhaps just needs to back off a little from the misconception that more is more and maintain a greater focus on his story skills."

Variety echoes that by explaining,...