Predictable, with typical Stephen King flaws

Rating: 3/10 (10 September 2017)

First, let me say that if I could write like Stephen King, I'd be a millionaire. I love his writing. I just don't like his plots and endings. His books are page turners for me until I get to about the middle of the book. And then all I can think about is how I wish it took some other turn. If I bother to finish it, I find his endings to be very unsatisfying.
All that is true of this movie adaptation of It.
The movie barely has a plot at all; certainly not enough to make you crave for answers to unanswered questions.
The teen actors carry the whole movie. If it wasn't for their excellent acting, I would have fallen asleep even during one of the jump scares. I hope these "kids" (I have no idea how old they really are) turn out to be superstars. They deserve all the credit for the success of this movie.
There are a number of loose threads in minor subplots that would keep me scratching my head if those subplots were interesting. But they're not. It's just typical SK abusive parent characters, etc.