Ahead of the film's wide release, Stephen King has shared a glowing review for the new horror outing, SmileMovie.
Ahead of its release, the new horror movie Smile has received a glowing review from celebrated horror author Stephen King. Mare of Easttown alum Sosie Bacon is leading the cast of the film as Dr. Rose Cotter, a psychologist who begin suffering horrific visions and hallucinations after witnessing one of her patients take her life in a horrific fashion, leading to her trying to find the answers behind a terrifying mystery before it's too late.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Development on Smile was first announced in mid-2020, with Parker Finn set to write and direct the adaptation of his own short film. Production wouldn't officially kick off until late 2021, in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with the film finally being ready to go by the end of May.
Smile Gets Major Vote Of Horror Genre Confidence Given King's large genre following, his glowing review of Smile is sure to come as a major vote of horror genre confidence going into its wide release. The final Smile trailer released earlier this week was also packed full of early reactions to the film, which have largely celebrated its skin-crawling premise, effective jump scares and generally haunting atmosphere.
Should the consensus remain positive upon its release, it will be interesting to see how the positive reception and King's glowing Smile review impacts the new horror movie's box office potential. With the controversy-ridden Don't Worry Darling in its second weekend and the only other new major release this week being Billy Eichner's LGBTQ+ rom-com Bros, the film could enjoy a similar box office turnout to the X prequel Pearl, which has already made $6.