It: Chapter Two

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27 years after the events of the first film, the Losers’ Club returns to Derry, Maine to finish Pennywise (played by Bill Skarsgard) off once and for all when “It” resurfaces. In some ways, I almost feel like I’m at a loss on how I should review it. It’s because this movie is bad. It’s actually solid. It’s just difficult for me to know whether I should start with the positives or the negatives. The acting is genuinely good (especially from Bill Hader, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, and Bill Skarsgard). If there is one flaw that really sets this film back—especially in comparison to the first film—it’s the film’s length. This movie clocks in around 170 minutes. Without getting into spoilers, there were some subplots that probably didn’t need to be included in this movie, or tightened up at the very least. Some of the effects aren’t very good either. They aren’t awful, but they are just bad enough to be somewhat distracting. My review for this movie might seem a bit messy, and all over the place. However, I feel that the flaws in this movie are quite a bit more noticeable. Overall, It: Chapter Two comes across as being just good enough for me to recommend. This movie isn’t anything amazing, and feels like something of a downgrade compared to the first It. 

6 / 10