Very good sequel

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2019)

Not as good as the original but still a very good conclusion of the Stephan King story.
The "Loser Club" now all grown up returns to Derry to face once again the deadly clown.
What worked so well in the first one was the bonding of the teens, the coming of age factor and the throw back to the late 80s. Here there is not much left of that, you are rather faced with a lot of troubled adults without much of a perspective. There is still fine character development but in this sequel the gore factor was surely more in the focus.
Acting wise it was good and the adult versions of the kids were wisely chosen. Jessica Chastain was quite good, though I hoped her role would have been a bit more interesting. James McAvoy had the most complex character and worked him very well. Bill Hader was also good and worth to mention. Bill Skarsgard was once again frighteningly convincing as Pennywise. It was nice to have some flashback sequences with the kids to reveal some secrets that we did not have in the first part of the film.
There was some really great editing involved and generally an excellent atmosphere provided. The ending was great and touching in a way.
Generally both films are among the best King adaptations out there.