after the traumatic events of the first film smile the curse seemed to have ended with Dr Rose cotter's demise the world moved on but the terror never truly left as smile 2 begins a year has passed and a new character emerges Leah Thompson a college psychology student intrigued by the strange phenomena surrounding sudden suicides of several individuals all having a disturbing connection an eerie Sinister smile in their final moments Leah a sharp and determined young woman with a tragic past stumbles upon Rose cotter's Case Files while interning at the same hospital where Rose once worked drawn into the haunting similarities between past victims and recent suicides Leah begins to investigate the strange pattern uncovering a string of unsettling incidents that span decades each case is eerily familiar individuals claim to see a person or entity smiling at them becoming more and more Disturbed before taking their own lives and horrific ways as Leah Dives deeper into the mystery she discovers that the curse did not die with rose it has merely evolved the malevolent force behind the smile has found new ways to spread this time through technology infecting people via social media video calls and even photos the entity's reach is more pervasive seeping into everyday life anyone who comes across its image is marked and the countdown to Madness begins Leah's Journey becomes personal when she starts experiencing The Haunting herself at first it's small she sees fleeting glimpses of smiling strangers and crowds or distorted Grins and Reflections that vanish when she turns around but soon the malevolent entity begins to torment her warping reality invading her mind and breaking her down piece by piece desperate to stop the curse before it claims her life Leah tracks down Joel Rose's former love in interest and the last known person connected to the original case now recluse and haunted by his past Joel is hesitant to help but eventually agrees seeing Leah's determination together they delve into the origins of the curse discovering that it stems from an ancient ritual tied to human suffering and twisted Joy the curse in fact feeds off negative emotions using the smile as a perverse mask to hide its true nature the duo races Against Time To Break the curse but the entity grows stronger with every victim it's no longer just about seeing the smile it's about becoming consumed by it Leah's struggle intensifies as she realizes The Entity is now targeting those she loves using her emotions against her threatening to unravel her from within in a final confrontation Leah is forced to confront the darkest parts of her psyche to survive she must not only find a way to break the cycle but also face the entity's true form form a grotesque and distorted embodiment of pain and false Joy the battle between Leah and the entity culminates in a mind bending surreal Showdown where reality blurs and Leah is forced to decide how far she's willing to go to escape the curse smile two ends on a chilling note Leah manages to survive the encounter seemingly breaking the curse by severing The Entity hold on her however as she walks away from the final scene the camera lingers on her face in the reflection of a window we see it a faint unnatural smile slowly creeping onto Leah's lips leaving the audience wondering if the curse ever truly ended