You'll float too. Assuming you can handle the creepy scares of It.

Rating: 10/10 (8 September 2017)

You know what is the majority of everyone's phobia is? Clowns, the creepiest things ever and to see Stephen King's It being remade into a movie again after a great performance done by Tim Curry. This It film takes the bite and brings in some classic horror movie scares which is what is missing in all these modern horror movies which are filled with lots of clichés and less creepy scares. Bill Skarsgard taking the role of Pennywise is even better. Beside the point that I have rarely seen the actor's performance in any other movie. He does a great job portraying a menacing, creepy looking clown that stalks children and comes charging at you at full force. I thought the original movie was okay but a bit slow. However, this film does build the characters with the kids who are being stalked by the menacing clown and plan on stopping him since no one else will.
From the opening creepy sequence when Georgie following his paper boat on a raining day and coming across Pennywise. That sequence sets up the unease feeling. The story setting is in the 1980's this time. The plot follows Bill (Jaeden Lieberher) and his group of friends, who have been seeing some supernatural figure of a clown around their small town that is trying to strike fear into them. Bill and his friends must find a way to stop It from killing anymore kids around their town.
What I loved about the film is it does build characterization with every kid in the Losers club. Bill is struggling with an emotional conflict of losing his brother. Beverly is abused by her father and has rumors of a false reputation against her around town. Richie is a cocky foul language kid always using jokes about mothers. Stan is religiously conflicted. And Eddie is a hypochondriac, who is always informing others about the dangers of germs and being contracted with diseases that are in the air. These characters are different and it is fun to see how they all react on screen. The actors that portrays them were good. And every kid has their own fear of something that It tends to use against them.
The direction does rely on some old fashion horror movie techniques to get scares. It is not overbearing with loud sound effects or flashy camera angles. But classic horror movie style, were the story may be slow moving just to build characters and have them all encounter Pennywise individually. Until, its exciting thrilling climax of them trying to stop Pennywise once for all.
Sure, the audience will find Pennywise be unsettling and scary. Which brings our fear of clowns into play. The direction is a lot of fun seeing these characters trying to solve the mystery of the towns children disappearing. And when their inner conflict of fear rises when Pennywise shows up with a red balloon. It can be scary.
Overall, It is a great horror film. Bill Skarsgard is great as Pennywise. The direction does not hold back on delivering the thrills of classic horror movie scares. The cast ensemble playing as the kids were a lot of fun. (most of them are unknown actors which is even better because they all did great in their roles.) The story is slow moving but fun as it builds up the suspense.
I cannot wait for the sequel to see the other half of the story.
I rate the film 5 out of 5 stars.