Good - but IT needed the adult plot

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2017)

The remake of Stephen King's IT is pretty darn good. It has good acting. Well filmed. The special FX are not always great but the actor who plays Pennywise rules. Whenever he is on screen the story really engages - when he is off screen the young leads do a solid job. It is really good to see an actual monster movie in the theaters. We have so many found footage horrible stories, and bad CGI, and weak stories watered down to protect feelings...it is nice to get a straight up child killing Dead Lights thing that disguises as a clown. The film has two key weaknesses - however. One, for the story to have work at its highest level it really needed the adult plot mixed in with the kids. Even a little bit - like in the beginning there is an action that causes the adults to be summoned and then at the very end they unite for the first time in many years. For me, IT deals with adults who have to face that IT happened long ago - and now IT is back. It is a mission critical story element. Second - it should have been set in the 1950s. Either way, it is great to see a monster movie in theaters.