Smiley
AMC Theatres | Release Date: October 12, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
25
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
2
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenJan 28, 2013
A surprisingly effective low-budget horror film that takes as its true villain the casual cynicism and nihilistic misanthropy that so often go along with online culture. Read full review
42
The PlaylistMark ZhuravsyOct 9, 2012
It's worth saying that the final moments of Smiley are a grade above the by-the-numbers film that unfolded prior, but it's too little too late. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 12, 2012
Smiley, is unfortunately less scary than, say, the prospect of your significant other accidentally discovering your search engine history. Read full review
30
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 10, 2012
By-the-numbers slasher picture Smiley starts by borrowing the key concept of "Candyman," ends with a denouement heavily indebted to "Scream," and stuffs its middle with a dismayingly high quotient of lazy false scares. Read full review
30
Village VoiceChuck WilsonOct 9, 2012
Tell a die-hard horror-movie fan that the latest scary movie is the worst thing ever, and that fan will nod respectfully but still make plans to go see it. Horror fans must always see for themselves. All of which makes it a bit pointless to declare Smiley the year's dullest scare flick (thus far). Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasOct 10, 2012
Gallagher briefly threatens to turn Smiley into something closer to the hallucinatory psychological horror of "Repulsion," but he retreats to the more conventional twists and jump-scares expected of bottom-of-the-barrel slasher films like this one. This film will not do for the Internet what "Psycho" did for showers - no more computers have to be smashed because of it. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 12, 2012
Failing to expand on the intriguing notion that evil can find physical form online, Smiley, like its sutured monster, is sadly more to be pitied than feared. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineNick SchagerOct 8, 2012
Michael J. Gallagher's half-cocked horror fiasco is filled with clichés, pitiful dialogue, and clumsy aesthetics. Read full review
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