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October 18, 2024

At The Movies: ‘Smile 2' nicely targets pop star fame with the terrific Naomi Scott

By MARK KENNEDY
AP Entertainment Writer

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“Smile 2” lands as unsettling grins are plastered on pumpkins and politicians alike as we approach Halloween and Election Day - the perfect time for a sequel to 2020’s “Smile.”

In an early scene in “Smile 2,” the fictional pop superstar Skye Riley is in her drug dealer's apartment. “Do you believe in weird stuff?” he asks her, between doing lines of coke.


 
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