I hate horror movies... this is a prime example as to why

Rating: 3/10 (13 December 2019)

The first IT movie scared me to tears. Literally. I was 18 when I saw it. When my fiancé dragged me to the theater to see this, I was expecting the torment all over again. Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of scares and creeps. But after the first hour and a half, it gets tiring.
The only redeeming factor is the acting. The adult cast did a fantastic job interpreting the actors that came before them and translating that into adult versions of the characters. It doesn't quite make up for the lazy story arch or overdone effects.
Plus, the end is dumb as all get out. Pennywise is supposed to be this big, seemingly unkillable, alien that eats people, then the main characters literally call him names to make him sad and he just dies.
If you're wanting scares and a halfway decent story, just watch the first one. Don't waste two and a half hours on this.