the following months we will have "Smiley the mask" come out and I am sure that I will be one of the first persons to get it. Even if is mask doesn't end up coming out I will get to watch it in the movie, since it actually is a good movie! Again props to everyone that was in the film.

discovered a group of Internet trolls had gathered? What if it turned out that they all acted and spoke, in real life, the same exact way they do online? What if you weren't the most sane person to begin with? Smiley transposes Internet trolling into reality with disturbingly accurate thoroughness, along with examining the philosophy behind the trolling phenomenon.Coupled with a simply mindblowing performance by Caitlin Gerard that might start off seeming mediocre but gets more incredible as the movie progresses, Smiley is... well, it's something. Roger Bart is also superb as a quirky philosophy professor with questionable intentions, and I must also mention that Keith David who refuses to age, despite pushing 60 gives a standout cameo performance as a police detective.I spent much of this movie's first half trying to decide whether or not I liked it. The dialog is eccentrically delivered in a kind of bobble-head everybody's-drunk Gilmore Girls style, but the reasoning behind that choice becomes clearer as the movie progresses. Some very early jump-scares also had me discouraged, as I'm not generally a fan of that particular horror tactic: they're cheap and easy, and these days they're usually indicative of a lack of any real ideas. This movie has a lot of them, but they turn out to serve a relevant purpose, rather than being thrown in for mere sporadic scares.The writing, sets, effects including moderate gore , and especially the pacing and camera work are superb. This movie deserves a wide release and probably won't get one.I'll now respond to some bad reviews, because after reading the onslaught, I had to double-check whether I was on the right IMDb page:Some who dislike this movie might point to a lack of knife chases and appearances of the main antagonist. Yes, if you wanted a Halloween slasher, this will surely disappoint, so put your expectations on hold. In fact, if you want a better label, I'd go with "psychological thriller".One might also mistake the Internet references for a lame attempt to be contemporary, but that would indeed be a mistake. This movie is ABOUT the Internet, so if you find those references extraneous, you've missed the point entirely. This is furthermore aimed at those who've experienced at least a taste of hardcore Internet trolldom: those inexplicable people who find some sort of satisfaction in repeatedly poking random bears with sharp objects. This movie's true meaning will likely fly over the heads of many who've never had cause to wonder about that particular phenomenon.

could be debatable, but of all the films I've watched since I was born, this is the only one in which I haven't been able to find the slightest flaw. It gets a golden ten out of ten. Bright, solid, scary and massive.Yes, I could go on with a panegyric, but I'll try to be short and accurate:The direction is just perfect. Every shot is marvelous, every movement of the camera is breathtaking. There is absolutely nothing you could add or subtract. Touch it, and you spoil it. Seriously.The acting is splendid. The performances build a credible world.The script is a work of art, the story is mesmerizing, well-constructed, well-developed, and free of absurd twists. Its simplicity and effectiveness are yet to be matched.The atmosphere is pure genius. The use of light and dark is beyond description, the use of sound is as creepy as it gets.The FX are the best possible. Some scenes were stomach churning.The tagline. "I did it for the lulz". THIS is a tagline. The lulz, do it for them. And, of course... the killer. Its design is the most innovative I've seen. It will spawn dozens of disgraceful imitations. This is the real deal. Not only the look, but the complete design of killer. What more could you possibly want? This is how a movie is done.This movie will go down in history as the amount of collectively well remembered scenes. Well, 'Smiley' has so many that I won't go into it. This movie contains so many iconic scenes that it will become an icon itself.So, what else? I urge all directors to watch this movie a zillion times, as I've already done, and take notes all along. But not in order to rip off from it, as many others will do, but to learn, learn, learn, learn and learn how a movie should be done. 'Casablanca'? You must be joking.Anonymous, you did it again.

good. I gave it a 9 because after watching it at 4am, I was afraid to go to sleep. I didn't give it a 10 because I got sick and tired of seeing the same 2 extras in the library scenes! No matter how many days went by, those same two girls a big black girl with a green shirt and a big white girl with a strapless dress were in the library. They either couldn't get any more extras or those girls were super smart! LOL!

scared but I have been scared easier then when I saw other movies so it probably wasn't scary... 8/10

even had to go online and look up some phrases from this film in the Urban Dictionary to get what some of the characters were talking about.I'd say this wasn't a bad movie, it wasn't the best either, I know I rated it an 8 out of 10, yes that's pretty high. But I'm rating it like this on a B-movie scale, not an epic multi-million dollar scale, so keep this in mind.In turn I thought this film was fun, the ending is was well done, with the idea of an actual internet cult really surprised me. The gore wasn't great, but none the less, it wasn't bad considering the budget. The acting was decent, not one character felt fake or as they say "over acting". Some of the scenes seemed cheaply shot, but most of the film looked of higher quality.Regardless, the director, Michael Gallagher made a really entertaining film, that tapped into what is considered "cliche", but still came up with something innovative, interesting and fresh.It also delves into some films such as "Scream" and many others, but I think it has merit and deserves a watch.I liked it!

He did an excellent job and made a huge effort. I was pleased with this movie because I didn't have high expectations for anything else. But as for other people who watched it for a good scary movie, I can imagine you being a bit disappointed. This movie was so predictable. She turns around-No Smiley, then she turns back around and BOOM-Smiley! It's kind of ridiculous. As for the end, come on, everyone saw that coming. Not the beginning of the end, but the very end right before the credits scrolled. He typed in "I did it for the lulz" three times to answer the other girls' question, and Smiley killed her. Shocker. But, I did enjoy it. Yet, without Shane, I would've thought the movie completely sucked and would've left twenty minutes in. Most of the cast were mainly YouTubers and were terrible actors except for Shane Dawson . The movie essentially had what a decent movie should have, but it could've been less sloppy. As for the very end of the story, oh, wow, where do I begin? She shoots Shane thinking it's Smiley : , then Smiley slits his throat as she's begging for his forgiveness as he's dying. The main character is basically ambushed by like ten smiley's and runs upstairs. She freaks out and jumps out the window, leading to her death moments later. This is where things became confusing. I was so sure she was going to wake up in a mental hospital, so good job for making that less predictable. But then it turns out her "friends" were in on the prank, just as the cop had suggested to her days earlier, and they were completely fine with her dying. Thank god Shane was still alive, even though he turned out to be as douche-y as the rest of her friends. They explained that this was the first viral internet killer and were somehow proud of that, still an amazing performance with Shane and then they left leaving the other girl on the other end of the webcam who the main character was chatting to earlier, and the boy who was also in on the prank, talking. He typed in "I did it for the lulz" 3 times, Smiley kills her, credits scroll, THE END. Look, I was satisfied and that's why I gave it 6/10. Without Dawson, consider it 3/10. To me, he just pulls the whole thing together. He's the slice of life.