Intense, Creepy and Disturbing

Rating: 8/10 (11 September 2017)

The story of Stephen King's "It" is pretty well known, so I'll make this short. "It" follows seven children who are being haunted by visions of an unseen evil, who takes the form of a clown known as Pennywise. The children find out that Pennywise is also responsible for the multiple children who are turning up missing in their town. So, they eventually decide to defeat "It", but in the process they only temporarily injure it. Twenty seven years later, It comes back to haunt them all and they are forced to defeat him once and for all. However, this adaptation of "It" solely focuses on the main characters as children.
To say the most recent adaptation of "It" is intense, creepy and disturbing would all be an understatement. Bill Skarsgard's version of Pennywise brings an ominous presence to the screen that Tim Curry barely touched upon. Whenever Skarsrsgard is on screen, expect some genuine scares. The child actors are also incredibly talented, particularly Sophia Lillis and Jaeden Lieberher. Their performances are surprisingly realistic and they have genuine feeling behind every line.
The only real complaint with "It" is that it relies slightly too much on the stock big scary music reaches a crescendo to jump scare the audience. It's a very cheap move for such classy source material. But, excusing that, "It" is a surprising hit this year. It's full of well acted performances, genuine scares (including that freaking leper person thing) and great direction. Here's hoping "It: Chapter Two" is just as good.