A lot of fun in Derry

Rating: 10/10 (22 October 2017)

If you're unfamiliar with Stephen King's novel 'It', you won't have a problem with this, whilst not overly faithful to the book, it does lift many aspects from it amongst new ideas. Most of which work, few don't.
It follows the story of young Georgie, his brother Bill makes him a paper boat to play with in a very stormy street. Unfortunately for him, the boat falls into a gutter where he encounters a clown. The rest of the story follows Georgie's brother and his friends, their own encounters with the clown and other horrifying events. Like I said, some of the new ideas work, some don't and aren't explored enough.
A solid cast, plenty of jump scares, plenty of laughs and the right amount of tension, if a slightly schmaltzy end, lead to a pretty solid horror film, possibly the best of the year.