I expected more from the great I.T

Rating: 6/10 (30 March 2020)

--No spoilers here--
Granted I'm very late to the party , but having heard a lot about 'I.T' for several years and seen it become a common connotation to the term 'horror film' I was expecting great things when I finally got round to watching. For me personally I now consider the movie to be a bit overrated , but not all bad...
I wouldnt call it a terrible or even a bad movie; the acting is pretty great all round, creepy and well executed villain, well shot and nice setting. For me the issue was simply the lack of basic fear factor. In my opinion all good horror movies excel by keeping the source of fear/conflict unknown for a substantial time, these movies build gradual suspense for often nearly half the run time and then take a well paced run up to an adrenaline pumping final quarter. I.T however travels a different path by introducing the source of fear factor very early on, therefore my criticism lies with the fact that in my opinion, this fear did not build or evolve in any way throughout the 2nd half of the movie.
My conclusion would be that despite great acting and many staples of a good horror movie, I.T simply isnt really that scary. Worth a watch, but falls short of being a truly scary watch.