It's most accomplished at being an emotionally fulfilling journey for the Losers club. This makes the narrative not feel as fresh or as fulfilled compared to the first film. The pacing is troubling at times since some of the opening introductions are rushed, while certain flashbacks to the younger versions of the Losers Club could've been shorter. There is one scary sequence that really works until it's ruined by a joke straight out of a Deadpool film. Half of the frightening and dramatic moments are finished by gags and one-liners.
It unfortunately suffers from inappropriate timing with many of the jokes, causing the film to play like a dark comedy. In spite of an often unsettling plot, there is plenty of levity to be found here. Many of the dialogue and scares are cleverly written (a scene at a restaurant is a highlight). Like "Chapter One" it's wonderfully shot (with effective use of sepia tone colors) and the editing and scene transitions are eye popping. In spite of a three hour runtime it kept my attention for the entire ride. Adding up all of that and that this is my second most anticipated mainstream film of the year, does it live up to the hype? Well, somewhat.
Now our favorite Losers club are back to face Pennywise again in "It: Chapter Two". Since then, I agree with why that is now considered by many to be a modern Horror classic. I was originally hesitant to see director Andy Muschietti's rendition of Stephen King's beloved book "It" back in 2017, but after hearing splendid reviews from fans and critics I took a chance and came out pleasantly surprised.
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