Not compelling enough. Not scary.

Rating: 5/10 (20 June 2018)

There's something very disturbing about a monster hunting kids! This being said, as well, the film is definitely not for children. The film reminded me so much of 'Stand by me' but with a horror twist. This is no doubt a classy piece of work, very well done with a superb young cast. I did find it a bit slow moving, though, with not too much happening, as well. It finally became quite violent, and I'm talking domestic violence here, not from a horror point of view. I get it, the monster lives on children's fear, but it became rather disturbing on an entirely different level. I did not find the film compelling enough, although Pennywise was well acted by Bill Skarsgard and also rather scary at times. The film in general was not scary at all, mainly because "nothing was real". The Well House also looked very similar to the house in 'Monster House'.
Mother hen, the effects during the climax was great!