In a year full of underwhelming horror films, the recent Smile 2 came out to prove that modern horror can still hit as hard as ever, achieving huge box office success and great critical reception, proving that the Smile franchise still has a lot of room to grow. The positive reviews and box office success of Smile 2 they outperformed the first by a pretty significant margin, which naturally raised questions about what the project achieves for the people behind the scenes making the film, namely Naomi Scott.
The film’s critical success is particularly notable for one of Smile 2cast members Naomi Scott, who plays the film’s protagonist, Skye. Scott’s career has not been particularly illustrious, and although she appeared in a film that was extremely successful at the box office before her most recent success, None of the films she has appeared in over the past 13 years have had a positive score on Rotten Tomatoes. His last critical success was in his first film, in a project that was certainly forgotten by most of the film-going public.
Smile 2 is Naomi Scott’s first film with a fresh Rotten Tomatoes soundtrack since her Disney debut
Smile 2 is now his biggest hit on Rotten Tomatoes
Naomi Scott’s film debut was in a Disney Channel Original Movie called Lemonade Mouthabout a group of high school students forming a band, a film that seems to be quite the opposite of his most recent work. She played one of the central characters, called Mohini Banjaree, and, surprisingly, this film is the only one in Scott’s filmography before Smile 2 with a positive Rotten Tomatoes score from critics. Guaranteed, Lemonade Mouth It only has five reviews, but combined, they’re indicative of a solid effort.
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Scott’s best-known role is probably when she played Jasmine in 2019 Aladdinwhich is a film that raised a lot of money and was very successful among Disney fans, obtaining a very high audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, critical reception was decidedly less positive, reaching just 57% on the sitemainly due to its inability to live up to the original 1992 classic. Regardless of whether the score is fair or not, the film was yet another in a long list of Rotten Tomatoes missteps before Smile 2.
Naomi Scott film |
Rotten Tomatoes critic score |
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Smile 2 |
86% |
Charlie’s Angels |
52% |
Aladdin |
57% |
Saban’s Power Rangers |
51% |
The 33 |
48% |
Lemonade Mouth |
80% |
His other films have less surprising results, with none of them were able to reach the heights Lemonade Mouthalthough most seemed destined to perform poorly anyway. 2019 Charlie’s Angels reboot scored low critically, in line with 2017 Power Rangers reboot, which scored even lower. Naomi Scott is giving her best performance in this latest film, and a potential Smile 3 we hope we can continue the success that Scott has seen now with Smile 2.
Smile 2 is the sequel to director Parker Finn’s 2022 psychological horror film, which revolves around a therapist who witnesses a patient’s suicide, leading to a series of terrifying supernatural events. The sequel will see Finn return as director, with Paramount continuing to distribute.
- Director
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Parker Finn
- Release date
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October 18, 2024