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Smiley

2012 Directed by Michael J. Gallagher

The New Face of Fear

After learning of an urban legend in which a demented serial killer named SMILEY can be summoned through the Internet, mentally fragile Ashley must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley's next victim.

Caitlin Gerard Melanie Papalia Shane Dawson Roger Bart Keith David Andrew James Allen Kai De Mello-Folsom Liza Weil Kristin Elliott

90 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

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Review by Adam Cook ★ 6

ಠ_ಠ
Review by Lis ★ 3

That film gave me cancer.
Review by Elisa

almost two hours of my life that I will never get back
Review by Mr. DuLac ★ 11

Let me tell you the part I'm having a hard time with: ALL OF IT!
-Diamond

Michael J. Gallagher makes his feature film directorial debut by giving us an old school horror throwback. He takes a modern day twist on Candyman and gives us a generic 90s slasher film in 2012 complete with predictable twists and a cast of Abercrombie & Fitch rejects.

The screenplay was written by the director himself and Glasgow Phillips a man that was a South Park staff writer for less then a year over a decade ago. His ideas were just too big for the show. The film is "modern" because it has constant references to 4chan, Anonymous, hackers and everyone calls themselves by their online…
Review by Hollie Horror ★½ 8

My curiosity was peaked with the five minute video going around with scenes straight from this movie proclaiming it's stupidity and then coming here and seeing almost every user who has logged the film has rated it 1 star or less.

This is obviously not going to be high art. But it's honestly not the worst movie I've ever seen. There are beyond ridiculously stupid plot-lines involving 4CHAN, glorifying hackers, memes and a significant plot point involving the atrocious word (I'm using the term "word" loosely) "lulz."

An urban legend involving anonymous video chat, a Candyman-like scenario, calling the happy faced killer (dubbed "Smiley") by typing "I did it for the lulz" three times, but you really have to mean…
Review by Logan Kenny ★

had a worse time while watching this than i did at my uncle jim's funeral

Recent reviews

Review by 👽 Arianna 👽 ½

this is the trashest trash i've ever seen and i've not even finished it yet
Review by Dlotn Drots ★★★★★

Masterpiece, but not enough jumpscare. 24 jumpscares in 90 minutes is way to little.
Review by Daniel ★

I did watch this for the lulz.
Well, mainly cause Shane Dawson is in it, because I used to watch his videos once upon a time. But don't relate the two, this is a very poor movie. About as generic as it comes in the way it could've been done. Also including very low production value. The movie starts of generic, then it really tries to role in a lot of psychology, and mind fuckery but it just ends up with a mess of overacting and you don't give a shit about anything that happens.
No gore, constant shitty jump scares and no real character development. The plot is held by a thread and I hated the ending.

Mild 1.
Review by Logan Kenny ★

had a worse time while watching this than i did at my uncle jim's funeral
Review by Will Miller ½

MASOCHISM 333 CHALLENGE: 13. A film made by a YouTube personality

Excuse me while I go to my regularly scheduled 4chan house party.

WHY THE FUCK IS KEITH DAVID IN THIS???
Review by Rick D ★

A movie with a solid potential new long-term killer. Unfortunately, lame characters and a lamer script really hurt this one.

Caitlin Gerard is the lead girl who begins college by finding a roommate in a house near campus. Before you know it, she is privy to the latest Internet game that is reminiscent of Candyman or Bloody Mary.

Smiley is a cool killer that is totally under-utilized throughout the movie. Instead I was given long drawn out speeches that practically put me to sleep.

I had to wait for the last 5 minutes for the big reveal.

Wait until the credits are over as there is one last short scene.

Nikki Limo adds a little sexiness to the movie but only for a short time.

Veteran Keith David is used for name only in a short stint as a police detective.
Review by K.O. Svines ★★

One of those movies I would probably have liked a lot more when I was a teenager. Now it's another forgettable and generic slasher.

Considering the blu-ray was cheaper than a can of Red Bull, it wasn't a total waste. Guess I watched it for the lulz...
Review by PaulDoherty ½

Couldn't sleep and this was on the Horror channel. No idea why I put myself through it again.
Review by KatrinTeam ★★½

I thought this movie was going to be scarier, more tense, dynamic but it wasn't. It has a good plot though, but very banal. The story reveals slowly, without any excess clues and hints, so sometimes you think what it is even all about? The trailer and the poster are not proving the movie cause there's a boring action development! Even in the end, although there were 2 sudden unexpected endings which definately deserve separate star!
So, who was Smiley? I guess I know.