Starts slow but ends with a bang

Rating: 7/10 (13 September 2017)

Movie takes place in Bangor ME in 1989. A bunch of outsiders at a local school are menaced by Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard). He's a supernatural being that appears as a clown and sucks the life out of children feeding on their fears. They fight back but are they strong enough to win?
The movie starts off too slowly. It focuses on the kids and their miserable home lives. It moves slow, is full of unpleasant characters and has mediocre acting. Then the second hour starts and things kick into high gear. The pace gets quicker, the blood violence and gore kick in (and barely stop) and it really works. However the main issues here are the slow start and the mediocre acting by the kids. Only Sophia Lillis as Beverly Marsh is any good. Also Skarsgard is good as Pennywise but Tim Curry was better in the TV miniseries. So it's good but can't beat the TV version.