By Brian Davids Writer Finn immediately engaged in sequel ... “But, for me, what’s important about Smile is that there is a real human, character-driven, intimate nature to the storytelling.

Finn explains to Entertainment Weekly that Smile 2 ends "exactly where it should ... With future stories, the director hopes to keep telling "intimate, human melodramas" that are unexpected.

But, for me, what's important about Smile is that there is a real human, character-driven, intimate nature to the storytelling," Finn emphasized.

Smile 2 opens with a masked gunman taking ... We can sympathize with her because Scott gives an incredibly grounded and human performance, but Finn never asks us to relate too closely to her.

At the helm is Smile franchise creator Parker Finn who returns to write and direct ... incredible gravitas and is also capable of really human raw emotion. She sings all the original songs ...

Smile 2 director and writer Parker Finn succeeds in cementing the message ... who many may immediately feel a disconnect with. A human exists behind these big-name stars, ones whose fame kind ...

Smile' enthusiasts ... celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Smile movies stem from an original concept created by writer-director Parker Finn, who has already teased potential ...

Naomi Scott's performance as a pop-star diva grappling with demons, including her own, gives Parker ... vulnerable human behind the cultivated star façade. Naomi Scott, in “Smile 2,” shows ...

Parker Finn’s “Smile” movies don’t tackle our global ... since part of Skye’s tragedy is that she no longer has real human connections. Her isolation makes Skye the perfect host for ...

Smile 2 writer-director Parker Finn has outdone himself once more ... She was also capable of playing this really human, raw, broken person that is spiraling downhill and doing everything in ...