A disappointing ending for the "It" saga

Rating: 6/10 (12 March 2020)

"It" (in retrospect I guess we can call it "Chapter One") was a well-balanced Stephen King adaption filled with adventure spirit, humor, good scares, and coming-of-age emotions. When we move on to "Chapter Two", Beverly, Bill, Richie, Mike, Ben, Stanley, and Eddie are adults and several circumstances force them to return to their childhood hometown of Derry, Maine when Pennywise has returned. "It Chapter Two" is overall entertaining and most of the adult cast (Chastain, McAvoy, and Hader being the main stars) are fittingly chosen to portray the Loser Club in present day. However, the film has lost its very nicely executed balance from the first film. Many scenes, not to say the ending, turns very anticlimactic as they - especially Hader as adult Richie - throws out oneliners and funny comments, which takes of the edge of every situation they're in. Once again, Bill Skarsgård is perfect for the role of the child eating clown and there are some good jump scares, not as effective and common as in the first film however. With the final chapter, "It", one of the better King-adaptions recently, fails to go out with a bang. The adventurous, curious, and warm (it was there even though it was a horror movie) atmosphere is forgotten and the "It Chapter Two" leaves you indifferent for the two-part saga. For its entertainment value, that's the sole reason, I score this film 6 instead of 5.