Like saying you want to recreate the Mona Lisa and drawing a stick man

Rating: 5/10 (22 September 2019)

The acting is fantastic. The cinematography is phenomenal. The story has strayed so far from the book that it's almost unrecognizable. IT is my favorite piece of fiction ever written. Part of what makes IT so good is the (very) slow build up throughout the book: the revelation of the history of Derry, the terrifying encounters with Pennywise, the simultaneous telling of their stories as kids and adults, finding out the true nature of Pennywise, and how they decide to fight IT. The movie accomplishes none of these. It is a collection of well shot scenes and that's it.