It manages to be very terrifying yet hold some light moments to balance out the creepy factor.

Rating: 10/10 (11 September 2017)

It is a movie about a mysterious clown who is known for hunting and kidnapping children. Throughout the summer, multiple kids begin to go missing in action and nobody in the city seems to have any idea why. A group of kids calling themselves the "losers" decide to take a stand and attempt to search for said clown.
The movie's central theme appears to revolve around fear, particularly fears of children. As the movie progresses, we learn about the characters' fears from how they act, interact with one another and how it affects their daily lives. Pennywise, the clown, plays around with and uses their fears to lure out the children and the way it is executed is very well done. I found the execution so well done that it even frightened me. It does play around with jumpscares, which some may see as an issue, but for me, I didn't mind the occasional ones because there was more of a theme to the movie than just a random scene here and there. Like I said, it's more about the fears that each child has and how they're exploited.
The movie also establishes a lighter tone through various parts which is used to help the characters grow and develop. These moments help bring out some good humor that had me and the audience in my theater laughing.
The movie also had some great casting choices. The actors for the kids did a very good job at just being normal kids. They didn't fall into that trope of the kids being absolutely nutty considering that they were older. Each of the actors was spot-on, I couldn't think of a bad performance in this entire film. I especially loved Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise. He was menacing and absolutely terrifying and it couldn't have been that way if it wasn't for his acting. Skarsgard does a fantastic job portraying Pennywise in an intimidating fashion.
Overall, It is a terrifying flick with an engaging story, memorable characters and fantastic acting and it is one of my favorite films of the year.
10/10