Smile, c'était écrit

Why an English title for a French movie?;it's all the more annoying since the subtitle sounds better in the French language. It's also a most adequate title, since the borders of imaginary and reality are blurred;the girl alone in her bed is really a good trick and puts a question mark over the whole movie."Smile ",on the other hand , is a poor main title. It makes the final scientific explanation overkill ; keeping things vague would have been a better choice .

The first time I've watched it ,I fell asleep halfway through. But I decided to give the movie a second chance and it deserved it.

A treatment a la Polanski in its first hour, it only turns horror in its last third where the "delirious episodes " (2% of the population reportedly suffers from it ) take their toll , where the principal obviously opts for the umpteenth imitation of Anthony Perkins in "Psycho" : hasn't he childhood traumas too (in the prologue )?

A series of bizarre details, of strange warnings creep into an apparently normal life : although the visit to the good friends may be just out from of a "feel good" movie, cracks appear in the mirror: the masks, the boar blood on the windshield (not seen but told,and it's better that way) ,the teenager in the shack who talks too an imaginary(?) friend;Even the scenes in the editor office retains something offbeat .

Congratulations on creating what is arguably one of the worst films in human history-and it's French, of all things. Isn't that poetic?

No, really, 'Smile, c'était écrit' is a disgrace to the legacy of French cinema and, frankly, to cinema as a whole. It's almost impressive how it manages to insult both art and entertainment in one fell swoop.

The film is essentially about a writer doing nothing remotely interesting for an entire hour. Then, just when you think it might redeem itself, it dives headfirst into something even worse. It's as though the movie is actively trying to make you regret pressing play.

Honestly, I think this film is less of a movie and more of a masterclass in deception. It's proof that, as a director, if you play your cards right, you can trick a whole team of actors and producers into creating something that isn't worth a single dollar.

As a con artist, you're brilliant. As a filmmaker, well... it's a different story.

Disappointing. Very disappointing. 5.6? Really? Are you kidding? Be serious. It deserves nothing more than a 1.

Ten first minutes very interesting minutes and then nothing happens until the last 20 minutes. According to the plot, a young writer achieves fame, feels overwhelmed and goes to the countryside to visit some friends for the weekend. Relax time, you know... That's the story and that's what you see on the screen. It lacks suspense. No thriller anywhere, no drama, no emotions. It's just a camera showing you a boring man's life. You can go to the kitchen and have your dinner, come back, and still understand the movie. Because nothing happens.

If you read a review that says this is an horror movie, they are lying to you. You can have the nap of your life. Watch anything else. I'm sure it will be better.

I am stunned to see only 2 reviews of this movie, which does not mean that few people have seen it, but it does surprise me. I say this because I thought it was a good movie, psychological, tense and terrifying with a most unexpected and interesting ending.

Don't be influenced by the beginning of the movie, a little slow but not at all boring, very quickly the terrifying and tense events will dominate until the end.

Jérémy is a young writer whose popularity is increasing. He decides to visit friends for a weekend. His calm is interrupted by a series of strange and disturbing events.

The title seemed quite strange to me, and not only because it is in English, but I don't see the point.

The dialogues transform from friendly to psychopathic and make you feel uncomfortable on several occasions. And the actors reach the level that this subject deserves. The only character that I did not like at all is that of Jeremy's partner, Mathilde, what a strange woman and hateful with that wig hairstyle and a very strange expression on her face.

I recommend it especially for fans of psychological thrillers, combined with some horror. The movie is for 18+ for a good reason, so you are warned, it is strong and chilling. And it's good to have paid attention to such an interesting topic, no spoilers here.