I don’t need to talk much about this movie. It’s the sequel to 2017’s It. It’s 3 hours long. It’s also double the budget. And it is one of my most disappointing movies of the year.
The plot: Defeated by members of the Losers’ Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again. Now adults, childhood friends have long since gone their separate ways. But when people start disappearing, Mike Hanlon calls the others home for one final stand. Damaged by scars from the past, the united Losers must conquer their deepest fears to destroy the shape-shifting Pennywise — now more powerful than ever.
This movie was okay. The acting, however, was great. Bill Hader as Ritchie was hilarious as well as James McAvoy who brought his best in portraying the best version of Bill. The acting kept me riveted and interested throughout the film. The special effects (well most of them) were very good. The makeup for Pennywise was fantastic and brought chills when you saw him on screen. The music was fitting and overall cinematography and look of the movie was fitting for the setting and was excellent, and while the runtime was long, the pacing was well done.
My main issues with the movie were the adaptation from book to the screen — it focused too much on subplots that were not relevant to the overall plot of the movie. I do know that a 6-hour supercut of the movie will be released at some point, but I’m reviewing what we got, not what we will eventually get. Another issue was the fact that I was never scared throughout the movie and expected more thrills for a longer movie. Also, the lighting was atrocious in some scenes because the action set pieces, flashing lights and constant movement distracted me from the scene and it could potentially cause seizures for those with epilepsy. The reason why these aspects of the movie disappointed me is that I expected more from a longer runtime as well as the fact that It: Chapter 2 was a sequel to the far superior It. Still, not everything can be perfect and what we got was acceptable.
Overall, while I don’t think the movie is awful, I did expect more and was ultimately disappointed in the final product. I’m going to give It: Chapter 2 a B. Thank you for reading my review and be sure to be on the lookout for more coming soon.