It...Could've Been Better

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2019)

Ok, I liked It Chapter 2 but not as much as part 1. Not that pt2 is bad, it's not. As a stand-alone movie It would've been great. However, seeing as it's part 2 I have some caveats. 1) the runtime was way too long, I liked the fact it kept going from modern to present but it felt bloated in the middle. 2) the cgi is overdone and not effective. 3) there are some scares but I felt I was watching a thriller/drama instead of horror. 4) the ending was meh, again overblown ending esp the narration at the end, I felt like this movie was never going to end.
5) if pt2 was released as a separate movie with same title it would've easily worked, if you haven't seen part 1, no need as pt2 summarizes it perfectly, the problem is it's part 2 and I expected more.
6) it's worth a watch and I enjoyed It but part 1 was far superior.
7) It the book is a long long book and to try and fill the book with 5 hours-1 and 2, it makes me wonder if a limited series would serve this book better, like a Netflix 10 episode series.