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I don't blame a lot of the side characters in this movie. Most people know about mental health issues but are very ill-equipped to handle people who suffer from them. They are unable to wrap their heads around that mentality and force themselves into their own safe space for protection and then notify the right people. This is what Trevor did, he contacted Rose' therapist for guidance and the sister (huge bitch) witnessed bad things from Mom as the older sibling and doesn't want to revisit that memory. I can't shun most of these characters for being afraid or feeling useless because they should. The therapist on the other hand was condescending, Kal Penn's character was more therapeutic than her. Good reaction and thought the atmosphere was very menacing. The ending was kinda cheesy though.
Exactly, spot on perception. Some people take their trauma to the grave and if they have had children, it only passes on through their lineage. Its like an aggregated curse. You may be your own person, but that energy or DNA has the potential to either be active and in full force, or dormant until it is triggered.
@@makima2983 Probably not, but that's why the demon chooses its next victim carefully, and therefore screens out potential psychopaths (which have no empathy and is pretty much immune to trauma) and can sense who is mentally weak and neurotic with a traumatic history which it then targets. Pretty much like a serial killer who selects its victims.
Don't even watch "It Follows," because this movie was basically a very poor remake of that. If this scared you, It Follows might stop your heart. And like the other 2 commenters said, No.
@noxgta people can have different opinions. I watched It Follows after hearing so much about it and was extremely disappointed in it. At least the demon in Smile followed the rules the movie set for itself.
This is one of my favorite horror movies I've seen in a very long time not only genuinely scary but the way it incorporates themes of trauma, depression, healthy and poor coping mechanisms for dealing with your issues as well as how that can effect the people in your life as well as you, tying it all into how the monster actually works was actually genius. That and dear sweet christ the design of the monster was one of the wildest creature designs I have seen in a minute.
i think the fact that everyone immediately resorts to thinking these people are insane makes it more scary - you’re dealing with this very real thing but not a single person believes you and just thinks you’re crazy. you could feel rose’s frustration which adds to the feeling of dread
This movie is a great representation of what some may go through with mental illness. Many don't feel heard, while this "demon"/mental illness consumes them. Some people can be cruel in this world and will use words like "fruit loop". And when someone does take their own life with witnesses it does pass trauma to them. To someone witnessing suicide could be in so much shock that they freeze and that's why I think in the story he couldn't turn away. It feels like the "smile" people put on is like a mask they put on in front of others to hide things.
Have you seen the short film Laura Hasn't Slept? The first girl is in it, she plays the same character. Essentially it's about Laura visiting a therapist to talk about a man that smiles creepily at her in her dreams, who wants to show her its true face. It was also directed by Parker Finn and it was the origin of the Smile monster and the entire smile movie.
@@urarakasupremecist5671Yes! Plus she’s also one of the actors who appeared at matches before the film’s release, to promote the film they would be staring into a camera smiling
In regards to the dialogue of the film with how harshly the characters spoke to our main girl, I think it's important to consider that this is majorly in the perspective of Rose. So there is a great chance that the other characters weren't actually talking that way to her but that's how SHE felt they were. As someone who's gone through depression myself, I can confirm that regardless of the best intentions my loved ones sent my way, my brain would most of the time warp everything said to me as a jab or attack. At the same time, the film uses this same dialogue to address the insensitivity that is often sent toward those suffering from mental health issues. Conversations are a two-way street, and I do appreciate being able to see how both sides may see the same situation. Just my two cents.
Great observation, I find myself trying to see Rose from other character’s point of views and given her family history and completely erratic behavior I totally understand why almost everyone thought she was mentally slipping.
@@SolidSnake240facts💯‼️ i truly believe a lot of what we was seeing essentially from her sis was not just in her mind, her sis literally despised her, all to live up to some perfect life
@@SolidSnake240this movie really put on the forefront of how a lot of mental ill people are treated and not just mental ill but the unfortunates as well, you have a lot of people in this world who feels like depression is a choice when its not, you never know what anyone face in life that can make them fall down a dark path mentally. You cant control everything that happens in life, some things just happens ya know
@@prettiestdolly still thought it was crap after all the hype. Had high hopes for this film when I went to watch it at the cinema. Started off great then turned stupid and goofy. They shown all the best bits in the trailer which ruined the whole film. Best to just watch the trailer then you’ve already seen all the best bits
@@kjdempsey agreed. Thought it would be a lot better. Like subtle smiles and a constant doubt of who is 'it' rather than corny, exaggerated smiles... Cool idea but went off into a cliche/trope.
I went to go see this movie with my boyfriend who ironically is also named Trevor and my mom also suffers from schizophrenia, after the movie he told me he would never throw my family’s history of mental illness in my face like the Trevor did in this movie, it’s SO important to have a significant other that is supportive and understanding of mental illness. Rose deserved better than Trevor 🙄
I agree, Trevor was a terrible boyfriend, I liked her with Joel, Joel seemed alot more caring and understanding and respectful of Rose. I wonder why they broke up though, they seemed like a much better couple.
@@iamlinda100 Any number of a hundred big or little things can break up a relationship. Conflicting goals, bad chemistry, the time constraints of their respective careers... Even little things can wear down a relationship over time if not properly addressed. Maybe he chewed with his mouth open or cut his toenails in the kitchen. Who knows?
@@JorgensZelda well that's not the case, he was just an asshole who didn't even think to try and understand, he went right for the therapist instead of trying to actually listen. he just didn't seem to care.
@@JorgensZelda well whatever happened between Rose and Joel that broke off their relationship , it looked like deep down they still cared about each other and perhaps still love each other, they were reconnecting, and that speech Rose said to Joel towards the end was very heartfelt. I think they would have gotten back together if Rose had not died in the end, she died trying to save Joel.
The more I watch this movie (seen it a few times) the more impressed I am with it. It seems like it's a take on Psychotic Depression (which is something I'm working on in a script I'm developing right now so... I immediately find it interesting). So it's not just trauma, it's also a severe and rare mental health issue. And the film only rarely strays into "Hollywood" and I respect that.
What shook me up about this movie was that everyone defaulted to insanity. Including her with the girl in the beginning. Almost no one in this movie, except the ex and the guy in jail, gave any consideration to the idea that these people were sane and experiencing something evil.
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Watched this twice in the theatre. The first time was by myself then the second was with my mom and I swear to god we were near the end of the film and I decided to look to see if my mom had her hands over her eyes like she normally does and I turn she’s just staring at me with a big ass smile made me jump she hasn’t let it down since but Ima get her back for that since we are watching the exorcist in theatre tomorrow.
I'm really grateful for all you guys said about the disrespect and how poorly mental health was treated by 'outsiders'. It definitely got to me when I watched this in cinemas, as someone who spent a night in a psychiatric ward who had people say things like that. Police were called down because of two guys who were fighting (one of who had been perfectly polite to me and another girl, apologising when they thought they scared us and keeping their distance afterwards). It was this tiny waiting room corridor and I had folded myself up on a chair, I have a few policeman like a foot away from me, so I decide to ask them how their night was going. I got completely ignored and one said to another "I don't get why we have to be here with the crazies". So yeah, people please be respectful and just generally be good people, especially if you are in a position of power!!
This is my favorite horror movie of last year. The cast is excellent, the kills are terrifying, the jump scares are intense. The cinematography is gorgeous.
Man the one where Rose was listening to the sound file and the entity screamed at her the moment she focused took me so far back to the Jingle Bells jumpscare prank that plagued the internet before UA-cam was even a thing. Good times. The jumpscares here were all great and not just some cheap fakeouts
I was always more focused on the acting when I watched this movie and then watched reactions of it, I didn't notice how excellent the cinematography was until Steven pointed it out!
This was easily one of the best horror movies I’ve seen in a long time! The camera work, the acting, the way they build the tension in this is so stressful and creepy, just masterfully executed.
It’s always funny to see a professional see a professional. Because they all know what lines will be used for what situations lol😂. An eye opener for them.
I believe that the first ”monster” right after the mom is acctually Roses vision of how she saw her mother as a ten year old. The monster have the mothers features but distorted and the same clothes
Why does the significant other in all these movies never believe what their partner is telling them? I would so totally believe my wife if she told me she was seeing something. But then again, we have lived in a haunted house so we both believe that stuff is possible.
Sosy Bacon NAILED her performance. So good!! She did not only inherit her parent's looks, but also their talent. And great to see Carla from Scrubs again, Judy Reyes played a similar character on one episode of Special Victims Unit.
@@breeayeezy it means they used physical things, like prosthetics, costumes, camera angles, animatronics, puppetry, fake blood, etc, to achieve the shot. as opposed to using a computer to do it.
If you two liked this movie, you should watch 'It Follows'. Similar domino premise, fewer jump scares, but really well done and purposefully ambiguous time period (you're not sure when exactly the movie takes place)
Mental health is so important, and unfortunately, there are still individuals who do talk to others with insensitive words(due to them not understanding, but not trying to understand.) leading to the individual going to therapy, to feel even worse. Therefore, it’s just better to actually talk to others and listen.
I absolutely love when Nikki mentioned the dad joke and she starts laughing, then Steven tries moving on and and Nikki spread her laughter to Steven ugh you guys are honestly the best. I don’t think that was the demons only form. The demon used Rose’s mom as a fear factor to scare the hell out of Rose. It worked a little too well to the point where Rose thought she beat it when it was all in her head. Some families are like that sadly, they aren’t emotionally trying to be there fully. When people automatically resort to calling people that are obviously going through something. Calling them crazy is the worst thing to call a person in panic and fear.
This movie would have probably stayed with me if I haven't seen "It follows" and "The Ring" before. But as a few mentioned it's a good metaphor for trauma and how it can be passed to someone and stays with them and a chance to also pass it along.
It was good for a low budget first time directing. But, for anyone who's a fan of Mike Flanagan's work of The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor and Midnight Mass... this takes a lot of inspiration from the quiet shots, jump scares, use of sound. The first shot is literally the same as one used before by him. Although the lead actress and the first who kills herself were good, all the other actors were poor or irritating. I did like the creepy ending though.
So glad you two finally got around to this one! It's such a great metaphor for mental health wrapped into a horror show! The premise of how we (as a society) try to push mental illness away and ignore it or minimize it, is so on point with today's perspective. Someone feeling depressed, we're so quick to tell them to just "smile" ... because no one has time for depression/mental illness/suicidal thoughts. And the way NO ONE would validate her neurosis. It's so on point. And I get how the "monster" going inside of her or consuming her is a bit much... but if you think of her finally giving up to her trauma... and then passing it on - it worked for me. :) Great reaction you two!
The shots and soundtracks for this movie really impressed me, whatever about the scare scenes they were really good too but the way the shots made you feel was quite clever, every single shot had a purpose. I loved how they made Rose feel the other side of her patients and not be believed, even by those closest to her.
I think the fact that so many people use such insensitive language for mental health in this movie is 1) realistic (I can totally imagine gross hospital execs calling their patients 'nutcases' to each other), and 2) makes the story scarier. The other characters are so dismissive of mental health that it isolates the person in crisis because everyone else in the movie just says, "she's a fruitloop" and totally disregardsher concerns. It adds to the fear and frustration. I just kept thinking, "why doesn't she kill herself by herself, early on, so no one else gets it?" But I guess it makes sense that protagonists in horror movies would have a strong will to live.
I saw this movie in theaters, one of my friends was so scared that he left half way through and my other friend bolted out of the theater when it ended
Kevin bacons daughter was great in this. I hoped for happy ending cause the ex detective and her woulda been great if that scene with her talking to him was real. But was good with bleak ending also.
what do you expect though? people to say "ok youre cursed, lets nip this in the bud," the people didnt know how to deal with the person they love, seemingly going absolutely crazy. i mean her sister put her dead cat in her nephews birthday present. just sayin
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Happy birthday Nikki!! I absolutely loved this movie. The ending was the best. I didnt see it coming. I have seen it several times. That smile, i flipping hate it. None of my friends would go with to the movies to see this. So it was me and some stranger. I screamed once and accidentally threw my popcorn. lol
Sosie Bacon blew it out the park with her performance as the main character. Fun Fact: If you didn’t know Sosie Bacon is the daughter of veteran actors Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick.
Mental Health Therapist here, this movie is a great example of how people with mental health struggles are alienated and driven to greater distress by supposed supports. The movie made a point to go through all the different "traditional" terms used to deride a person with mental health struggles. It puts you in the place of a person who struggles to articulate things like anxiety and depression, never mind psychosis. The first thing most patients say to me is "I don't know how to say it", and once they try, the next thing is usually, "I know that sounds crazy." I'll also add that most people don't ignore their mental health so much as they don't even know how to gauge or measure it. A professor of mine once said, "Most of your patients will be people who should've come to you 5 years earlier." People take exhaustion, anxiety, depression, even trauma, far too casually because so many people do it. People forget what it means and feels to be healthy. It's not until the symptoms are giant neon lights that people even think to go for help much of the time.
Fun fact, 90% of all killings by the "Smile Entity" could be avoided if these people learned to close their eyes... It can't traumatize, then cling to you if you don't look at its attempt to scar you
I was thinking that. But then it might be when you're in the presence of the demon you can't look away. We really don't get any rules about how the Curse works in this movie. Gonna guess in the sequel they might address it...
Yeah this isn't Bird Box I don't think not looking is gonna save you. Just because u close ur eyes it's not gonna prevent u from being in the presence of the traumatizing moment u can still hear what's going on and ur still physically there
When I watched this I immediately thought the best thing to do would be to unfortunately sacrifice yourself to end the chain by isolating yourself from everyone (which she tried, but didn't take the necessary measures to prevent being found) and make it quick, if you can't murder someone else, you're dead already, save everyone else from it
It’s telling how the only 2 parts you really have “negatives” to say about, are revealed to be hallucinations that were intentionally ramped up in ridiculousness to somewhat deviate from the reality of the rest of the film. Honestly, this movie didn’t just surprise me with how good it was, it’s now one of my favorites I’ve seen in a long time. The cinematography, score, imagery, etc. are all so fresh and unique.
This movie triggered me. Last year I spent time at the psychiatric hospital so when I watched this it got to me. I know what that feels like to have nobody believe you!
The demon's true form is indeed the most gruesome and horrific thing I have ever seen in a horror movie. Hearing Steven say Beetlejuice three times cracked me up when he saw the demon's true form lol
Nikki had a point when she mentioned the movies color because a lot of things in the movie were subconsciously telling you or the characters to be happy and smile, for example the hospital is a shade of pink called Baker-Miller Pink which is a pink that was created and tested in a lot of prisons to reduce violence and make people more “happy”
The part that really creeps me the fuck out the most even though it's not a jump scare is that part where she stares (the camera panning slowly to the left) at the apparition just so quite and smiling manically at her.
Hey guys! considering what you guys really enjoyed about this movie, I would highly recommend It Follow (if you guys haven't seen it already - I didn't see a reaction video though). It's definitely a stand-out among movies that use score and camera work to build a ridiculous amount of tension! I gotta delve into your non-horror stuff too some time :D
Just watched this over the weekend. Great creepy movie with lots of tension and REALLY effective jump scares. It also did a good job at highlighting how many of us are completely dismissive of other people suffering from deep trauma or even mental illness that they are powerless to do anything about. Great horror movie with a really well done underpinning narrative about trauma and mental health.
Makes you wonder...if this crazy paranormal shit happens to rose then who's to say some of her patients aren't experiencing something similar? Makes you wonder how many of her patients are ACTUALLY crazy??
I absolutely _LOVED_ this movie. I've watched it 4 times already. Those twisting, upside down camera shots gave me vertigo. I felt like I was falling _UP_ .
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I don't blame a lot of the side characters in this movie. Most people know about mental health issues but are very ill-equipped to handle people who suffer from them. They are unable to wrap their heads around that mentality and force themselves into their own safe space for protection and then notify the right people. This is what Trevor did, he contacted Rose' therapist for guidance and the sister (huge bitch) witnessed bad things from Mom as the older sibling and doesn't want to revisit that memory. I can't shun most of these characters for being afraid or feeling useless because they should. The therapist on the other hand was condescending, Kal Penn's character was more therapeutic than her. Good reaction and thought the atmosphere was very menacing. The ending was kinda cheesy though.
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The Metaphor of trauma and how it can pass on to other people is done really well. Not only is it scary as fuck but kinda sad.
Someone made a great point about the ending too, it's that sometimes people never overcome their trauma.
Exactly, spot on perception. Some people take their trauma to the grave and if they have had children, it only passes on through their lineage. Its like an aggregated curse. You may be your own person, but that energy or DNA has the potential to either be active and in full force, or dormant until it is triggered.
What if the person who same the s*icide wasn't traumatised? I don't think it would be pass on then
@@makima2983 Probably not, but that's why the demon chooses its next victim carefully, and therefore screens out potential psychopaths (which have no empathy and is pretty much immune to trauma) and can sense who is mentally weak and neurotic with a traumatic history which it then targets. Pretty much like a serial killer who selects its victims.
Have to say I felt it was overrated!
This movie legit still gives me the shivers anytime I think about it. They did a great job making the premise believable.
Nope.
Don't even watch "It Follows," because this movie was basically a very poor remake of that. If this scared you, It Follows might stop your heart.
And like the other 2 commenters said,
No.
Thats just like. Your opinion man. Also I’ve seen it follows and actually find Smile to be the scarier of the two.
@noxgta people can have different opinions. I watched It Follows after hearing so much about it and was extremely disappointed in it. At least the demon in Smile followed the rules the movie set for itself.
@@yodanerd Yes... Everything everybody says is their opinion. That's how it works.
This is one of my favorite horror movies I've seen in a very long time not only genuinely scary but the way it incorporates themes of trauma, depression, healthy and poor coping mechanisms for dealing with your issues as well as how that can effect the people in your life as well as you, tying it all into how the monster actually works was actually genius. That and dear sweet christ the design of the monster was one of the wildest creature designs I have seen in a minute.
This movie perfectly encapsulates trauma/ptsd, it does a very good job showing how it feels to the person experiencing it
The creature design (post face peel) instantly reminded me of the "Tarman" from Return of the Living Dead.
i think the fact that everyone immediately resorts to thinking these people are insane makes it more scary - you’re dealing with this very real thing but not a single person believes you and just thinks you’re crazy. you could feel rose’s frustration which adds to the feeling of dread
It's also one of the most annoying horror tropes to exist imo. I can't stand it, but this movie was okay.
This movie is a great representation of what some may go through with mental illness. Many don't feel heard, while this "demon"/mental illness consumes them. Some people can be cruel in this world and will use words like "fruit loop". And when someone does take their own life with witnesses it does pass trauma to them. To someone witnessing suicide could be in so much shock that they freeze and that's why I think in the story he couldn't turn away. It feels like the "smile" people put on is like a mask they put on in front of others to hide things.
This was the Director's first feature movie- nice start to a career.
Let’s hope its not like Shamalyans
We’ll Smile 2 is coming out can’t wait for it 😊
The first girl's smile is so perfectly creepy part of me wants to believe they developed this entire movie around it.
Have you seen the short film Laura Hasn't Slept? The first girl is in it, she plays the same character. Essentially it's about Laura visiting a therapist to talk about a man that smiles creepily at her in her dreams, who wants to show her its true face. It was also directed by Parker Finn and it was the origin of the Smile monster and the entire smile movie.
@@urarakasupremecist5671Yes! Plus she’s also one of the actors who appeared at matches before the film’s release, to promote the film they would be staring into a camera smiling
In regards to the dialogue of the film with how harshly the characters spoke to our main girl, I think it's important to consider that this is majorly in the perspective of Rose. So there is a great chance that the other characters weren't actually talking that way to her but that's how SHE felt they were. As someone who's gone through depression myself, I can confirm that regardless of the best intentions my loved ones sent my way, my brain would most of the time warp everything said to me as a jab or attack. At the same time, the film uses this same dialogue to address the insensitivity that is often sent toward those suffering from mental health issues. Conversations are a two-way street, and I do appreciate being able to see how both sides may see the same situation. Just my two cents.
Great observation, I find myself trying to see Rose from other character’s point of views and given her family history and completely erratic behavior I totally understand why almost everyone thought she was mentally slipping.
Sometimes people can just be dicks too though even if its unintentional. I've seen both cases be true.
@@SolidSnake240facts💯‼️ i truly believe a lot of what we was seeing essentially from her sis was not just in her mind, her sis literally despised her, all to live up to some perfect life
@@SolidSnake240this movie really put on the forefront of how a lot of mental ill people are treated and not just mental ill but the unfortunates as well, you have a lot of people in this world who feels like depression is a choice when its not, you never know what anyone face in life that can make them fall down a dark path mentally. You cant control everything that happens in life, some things just happens ya know
@@sleekelegancesuave Late reply but i've been working lol. Well said though. You hit the nail on the head
At timestamp 20:55 when Nikki demanded to know if he would've treated her like that, Steven should've slowly turned to her with a smile on his face
This movie was so much better than I thought.
It’s just a truth or dare remake
@@kjdempsey but better
@@prettiestdolly still thought it was crap after all the hype. Had high hopes for this film when I went to watch it at the cinema. Started off great then turned stupid and goofy. They shown all the best bits in the trailer which ruined the whole film. Best to just watch the trailer then you’ve already seen all the best bits
@@kjdempsey agreed. Thought it would be a lot better. Like subtle smiles and a constant doubt of who is 'it' rather than corny, exaggerated smiles... Cool idea but went off into a cliche/trope.
@@kjdempsey truth or dare was a piece of shit
I went to go see this movie with my boyfriend who ironically is also named Trevor and my mom also suffers from schizophrenia, after the movie he told me he would never throw my family’s history of mental illness in my face like the Trevor did in this movie, it’s SO important to have a significant other that is supportive and understanding of mental illness. Rose deserved better than Trevor 🙄
I agree, Trevor was a terrible boyfriend, I liked her with Joel, Joel seemed alot more caring and understanding and respectful of Rose. I wonder why they broke up though, they seemed like a much better couple.
@@iamlinda100 Any number of a hundred big or little things can break up a relationship. Conflicting goals, bad chemistry, the time constraints of their respective careers... Even little things can wear down a relationship over time if not properly addressed. Maybe he chewed with his mouth open or cut his toenails in the kitchen. Who knows?
@@JorgensZelda well that's not the case, he was just an asshole who didn't even think to try and understand, he went right for the therapist instead of trying to actually listen. he just didn't seem to care.
@@JorgensZelda well whatever happened between Rose and Joel that broke off their relationship , it looked like deep down they still cared about each other and perhaps still love each other, they were reconnecting, and that speech Rose said to Joel towards the end was very heartfelt. I think they would have gotten back together if Rose had not died in the end, she died trying to save Joel.
The director did say the way characters talked to rose was a form of the curese manipulating what she heard conversations
The more I watch this movie (seen it a few times) the more impressed I am with it. It seems like it's a take on Psychotic Depression (which is something I'm working on in a script I'm developing right now so... I immediately find it interesting). So it's not just trauma, it's also a severe and rare mental health issue. And the film only rarely strays into "Hollywood" and I respect that.
What shook me up about this movie was that everyone defaulted to insanity. Including her with the girl in the beginning. Almost no one in this movie, except the ex and the guy in jail, gave any consideration to the idea that these people were sane and experiencing something evil.
The jump scares in this movie are top notch.
Yeah usually not a fan, but every one, including the transitions, were absolutely amazing 👏
I couldn’t help but smile at how surprisingly good this film was :)
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I see what you did as well, also 🖕. I know, rude, but still.
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I'm so sorry for your losses. Hang in there.
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23:57 One of the best reactions from Steven lol.
Watched this twice in the theatre. The first time was by myself then the second was with my mom and I swear to god we were near the end of the film and I decided to look to see if my mom had her hands over her eyes like she normally does and I turn she’s just staring at me with a big ass smile made me jump she hasn’t let it down since but Ima get her back for that since we are watching the exorcist in theatre tomorrow.
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I'm really grateful for all you guys said about the disrespect and how poorly mental health was treated by 'outsiders'. It definitely got to me when I watched this in cinemas, as someone who spent a night in a psychiatric ward who had people say things like that. Police were called down because of two guys who were fighting (one of who had been perfectly polite to me and another girl, apologising when they thought they scared us and keeping their distance afterwards). It was this tiny waiting room corridor and I had folded myself up on a chair, I have a few policeman like a foot away from me, so I decide to ask them how their night was going. I got completely ignored and one said to another "I don't get why we have to be here with the crazies". So yeah, people please be respectful and just generally be good people, especially if you are in a position of power!!
This is my favorite horror movie of last year. The cast is excellent, the kills are terrifying, the jump scares are intense. The cinematography is gorgeous.
Man the one where Rose was listening to the sound file and the entity screamed at her the moment she focused took me so far back to the Jingle Bells jumpscare prank that plagued the internet before UA-cam was even a thing. Good times. The jumpscares here were all great and not just some cheap fakeouts
I was always more focused on the acting when I watched this movie and then watched reactions of it, I didn't notice how excellent the cinematography was until Steven pointed it out!
At this point, I'm also here for Nikkis' reactions. They're as good as the movies.
This was easily one of the best horror movies I’ve seen in a long time! The camera work, the acting, the way they build the tension in this is so stressful and creepy, just masterfully executed.
It’s always funny to see a professional see a professional. Because they all know what lines will be used for what situations lol😂. An eye opener for them.
I believe that the first ”monster” right after the mom is acctually Roses vision of how she saw her mother as a ten year old. The monster have the mothers features but distorted and the same clothes
Why does the significant other in all these movies never believe what their partner is telling them? I would so totally believe my wife if she told me she was seeing something. But then again, we have lived in a haunted house so we both believe that stuff is possible.
The director said the curse was manipulating what she heard
She find the cat:
“I mustache you a question…”
Sosy Bacon NAILED her performance. So good!! She did not only inherit her parent's looks, but also their talent. And great to see Carla from Scrubs again, Judy Reyes played a similar character on one episode of Special Victims Unit.
btw the monster was like 90% pratical effects and about 10% CGI. loved it soo much
what does pratical effects means?
@@breeayeezy it means they used physical things, like prosthetics, costumes, camera angles, animatronics, puppetry, fake blood, etc, to achieve the shot.
as opposed to using a computer to do it.
If you two liked this movie, you should watch 'It Follows'. Similar domino premise, fewer jump scares, but really well done and purposefully ambiguous time period (you're not sure when exactly the movie takes place)
YEEEES! Great film!
It Follows is even better IMO jus the productions isn't that high quality like this movie
Mental health is so important, and unfortunately, there are still individuals who do talk to others with insensitive words(due to them not understanding, but not trying to understand.) leading to the individual going to therapy, to feel even worse.
Therefore, it’s just better to actually talk to others and listen.
I absolutely love when Nikki mentioned the dad joke and she starts laughing, then Steven tries moving on and and Nikki spread her laughter to Steven ugh you guys are honestly the best. I don’t think that was the demons only form. The demon used Rose’s mom as a fear factor to scare the hell out of Rose. It worked a little too well to the point where Rose thought she beat it when it was all in her head. Some families are like that sadly, they aren’t emotionally trying to be there fully. When people automatically resort to calling people that are obviously going through something. Calling them crazy is the worst thing to call a person in panic and fear.
You guys are awesome. The respectful way you speak about mental illness makes me love you even more. Favourite reaction channel.
Just knowing the smiles are real and not cgi 😂😂😂 scary
This movie would have probably stayed with me if I haven't seen "It follows" and "The Ring" before. But as a few mentioned it's a good metaphor for trauma and how it can be passed to someone and stays with them and a chance to also pass it along.
It was good for a low budget first time directing. But, for anyone who's a fan of Mike Flanagan's work of The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor and Midnight Mass... this takes a lot of inspiration from the quiet shots, jump scares, use of sound. The first shot is literally the same as one used before by him. Although the lead actress and the first who kills herself were good, all the other actors were poor or irritating. I did like the creepy ending though.
The young actress playing the young victim at 5:00. She is very good. She going to have a great career.
So glad you two finally got around to this one! It's such a great metaphor for mental health wrapped into a horror show! The premise of how we (as a society) try to push mental illness away and ignore it or minimize it, is so on point with today's perspective. Someone feeling depressed, we're so quick to tell them to just "smile" ... because no one has time for depression/mental illness/suicidal thoughts. And the way NO ONE would validate her neurosis. It's so on point. And I get how the "monster" going inside of her or consuming her is a bit much... but if you think of her finally giving up to her trauma... and then passing it on - it worked for me. :)
Great reaction you two!
I watched this in theaters and there was like 4 people that walked out😂. This movie is literally terrifying
I felt bad for Nikki, she almost cried in the cat scene. At the same time it's funny see her screaming 😆
The sister head drop freaked me the heck out. Your reactions were awesome 😂
P.S. At least Joel has a head start on what's going on. Wish him luck 🤞
The shots and soundtracks for this movie really impressed me, whatever about the scare scenes they were really good too but the way the shots made you feel was quite clever, every single shot had a purpose. I loved how they made Rose feel the other side of her patients and not be believed, even by those closest to her.
I think the fact that so many people use such insensitive language for mental health in this movie is 1) realistic (I can totally imagine gross hospital execs calling their patients 'nutcases' to each other), and 2) makes the story scarier. The other characters are so dismissive of mental health that it isolates the person in crisis because everyone else in the movie just says, "she's a fruitloop" and totally disregardsher concerns. It adds to the fear and frustration.
I just kept thinking, "why doesn't she kill herself by herself, early on, so no one else gets it?" But I guess it makes sense that protagonists in horror movies would have a strong will to live.
I saw this movie in theaters, one of my friends was so scared that he left half way through and my other friend bolted out of the theater when it ended
You 2 are my new favorite reactors! Keep it up. Love you guys!
This movie is terrifying. And oh man, your reactions at 29:07 were *priceless.*
Mine was 35:32 😂
16:45, "I remember him being faster than that"; every time Steven made a joke, Nikki just gave him that 'really?' look😂
Kevin bacons daughter was great in this. I hoped for happy ending cause the ex detective and her woulda been great if that scene with her talking to him was real. But was good with bleak ending also.
Oh I didn't know that was his daughter Sosie!
This movie was even spookier in the theater 🫣
The soundtrack by Cristobal Tapia De Veer (of White lotus fame) really does a lot to make the movie more than the sum of its parts.
This movie also reminded me of "It Follows"
this movie is exactly like IT FOLLOWS, just a different way of passing it on.
L0L 14:49 best part of the reaction.. Steve: What's your favorite scary movie??
And Nikki looks like she's about to slap him 🤣
Also Sosie Bacon's performance was fabulous
This is the only movie other than Sinister, that scared the hell out of me. Also, happy birthday Nikki!!
Hereditary?
I’ll never recover from Sinister too 🥲
@@Number0neSon haven't seen that one yet. I heard it's wild too. 😬
@@APixieNinja It's a must see.
The monster that smiles and end lives. 😂😂😂😂
I love the way we couldn't trust what the protagonist was seeing after Laura's death (shout out to Caitlin, she's a great actor)
what do you expect though? people to say "ok youre cursed, lets nip this in the bud," the people didnt know how to deal with the person they love, seemingly going absolutely crazy. i mean her sister put her dead cat in her nephews birthday present. just sayin
You guys have been making my day for years I remember years ago I was in hospital while I think it was stranger things season 4 came out I was in hospital for month and every time you guys dropped a reaction it legit made my week so much better as somone who doesent go out much and would much rather sit in and get comfy with a series it’s so nice to watch along and relate am currently following your last of us reactions so I love watching these other movie an series reactions waiting for the next episode thankyou so much for just Being your awesome selfs you guys are my favourites and I appreciate you both soo ram much looking forward to all the ip and coming videos 😊
Happy birthday Nikki!! I absolutely loved this movie. The ending was the best. I didnt see it coming. I have seen it several times. That smile, i flipping hate it. None of my friends would go with to the movies to see this. So it was me and some stranger. I screamed once and accidentally threw my popcorn. lol
I'd love if Sosi works in a Tremor film with her dad.
Sosie Bacon blew it out the park with her performance as the main character. Fun Fact: If you didn’t know Sosie Bacon is the daughter of veteran actors Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick.
Mental Health Therapist here, this movie is a great example of how people with mental health struggles are alienated and driven to greater distress by supposed supports. The movie made a point to go through all the different "traditional" terms used to deride a person with mental health struggles. It puts you in the place of a person who struggles to articulate things like anxiety and depression, never mind psychosis. The first thing most patients say to me is "I don't know how to say it", and once they try, the next thing is usually, "I know that sounds crazy." I'll also add that most people don't ignore their mental health so much as they don't even know how to gauge or measure it. A professor of mine once said, "Most of your patients will be people who should've come to you 5 years earlier." People take exhaustion, anxiety, depression, even trauma, far too casually because so many people do it. People forget what it means and feels to be healthy. It's not until the symptoms are giant neon lights that people even think to go for help much of the time.
Fun fact, 90% of all killings by the "Smile Entity" could be avoided if these people learned to close their eyes... It can't traumatize, then cling to you if you don't look at its attempt to scar you
I was thinking that. But then it might be when you're in the presence of the demon you can't look away. We really don't get any rules about how the Curse works in this movie. Gonna guess in the sequel they might address it...
Yeah this isn't Bird Box I don't think not looking is gonna save you. Just because u close ur eyes it's not gonna prevent u from being in the presence of the traumatizing moment u can still hear what's going on and ur still physically there
@@colltav1 yeah but its all about seeing the person dying with a smile on their faces. Even if she could hear it wouldn’t do shit to her tbh.
@@kanaphan7646 yeah ok dude, think what u want.
When I watched this I immediately thought the best thing to do would be to unfortunately sacrifice yourself to end the chain by isolating yourself from everyone (which she tried, but didn't take the necessary measures to prevent being found) and make it quick, if you can't murder someone else, you're dead already, save everyone else from it
I’m so glad I didn’t see this in theaters 😂 but I enjoyed y’all’s reaction 🤣
Me too. I would have peed myself SO. FUCKING. BAD.
I did, I had my hands covering my eyes so many times lmao
The soundtrack of this movie was amazing. It really added to the uneasiness of it all.
The main actress is Kevin Bacon's daughter. Sosie Bacon! =) She's a really good actress!
It’s telling how the only 2 parts you really have “negatives” to say about, are revealed to be hallucinations that were intentionally ramped up in ridiculousness to somewhat deviate from the reality of the rest of the film. Honestly, this movie didn’t just surprise me with how good it was, it’s now one of my favorites I’ve seen in a long time. The cinematography, score, imagery, etc. are all so fresh and unique.
Imagine me watching this movie....at a cinema, midnight show! 🤯 SO GOOD!!!
This movie triggered me. Last year I spent time at the psychiatric hospital so when I watched this it got to me. I know what that feels like to have nobody believe you!
The whole gist of this movie is the unsettling feelings it gives. It was the first horror movie to make me feel like that in a long while.
They did confirm a 2nd movie back in April . Supposed to be out sometime in 2025
Having a shitty day, then I see this....thanks guys 😭👍🏾
Need the distraction ❤️
Would love to see you both react to Hereditary. You both handled Sinister so well.
"i remember him being faster than that"
BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This movie is a masterpiece. The sounds they use, and the close up camera and camera angles that make you feel uncomfortable
I love you guys mentioning you don't like a happy ending all the time with horror movies. I feel the same way lol
The demon's true form is indeed the most gruesome and horrific thing I have ever seen in a horror movie.
Hearing Steven say Beetlejuice three times cracked me up when he saw the demon's true form lol
@@goofyguy4ever560 crossed with the other mother from Coraline, yeah lol.
I meant after it peels off it's skin.
The “monster” is different for everybody it’s what is in your mind
Nikki had a point when she mentioned the movies color because a lot of things in the movie were subconsciously telling you or the characters to be happy and smile, for example the hospital is a shade of pink called Baker-Miller Pink which is a pink that was created and tested in a lot of prisons to reduce violence and make people more “happy”
It made $212 million dollars against a $17 million dollar budget.
The part that really creeps me the fuck out the most even though it's not a jump scare is that part where she stares (the camera panning slowly to the left) at the apparition just so quite and smiling manically at her.
Hey guys! considering what you guys really enjoyed about this movie, I would highly recommend It Follow (if you guys haven't seen it already - I didn't see a reaction video though). It's definitely a stand-out among movies that use score and camera work to build a ridiculous amount of tension!
I gotta delve into your non-horror stuff too some time :D
People aren't a fan of modern horror generally but this was definitely more well done than most!
Just watched this over the weekend. Great creepy movie with lots of tension and REALLY effective jump scares. It also did a good job at highlighting how many of us are completely dismissive of other people suffering from deep trauma or even mental illness that they are powerless to do anything about. Great horror movie with a really well done underpinning narrative about trauma and mental health.
Makes you wonder...if this crazy paranormal shit happens to rose then who's to say some of her patients aren't experiencing something similar? Makes you wonder how many of her patients are ACTUALLY crazy??
37:11 yes lol, love you guys so much
I was looking for a reaction of u guys for this one yesterday, lol. Nice to know that Nikki is Aquarian, she's really such an Aquarian haha 🥰
“What’s your favorite scary movie” had me dying 😂😭😭
I was requesting this thank you guys much love
10:51 Is her cup supposed to make me SMILE?! ❤😂
I absolutely _LOVED_ this movie. I've watched it 4 times already. Those twisting, upside down camera shots gave me vertigo. I felt like I was falling _UP_ .
you guys are so sweet together. you are gonna grow old together. you are lucky youve got eachother :) remember to cherish that.
Man I’ve never jumped up so much in the theatre before 😂
29:07 😂😂 yes I felt the same
Indy horrors are easily the best kind.
Always great when y’all react to horror, next time have a B*tch counter for Nikki😂😂😂