So IT: CHAPTER 2................is fine.

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2019)

IT Chapter 2 (Non-Spoiler Review)
So IT Chapter 2 is...........fine.
Now I'm going to be real with you. I knew from the moment they announced Chapter 2 that it was not going to be better than Chapter 1. Here's the thing, sequels can be hard to make and its always awesome to see them be better than the movie that came before them, but unfortunately 9 times out of 10 when it comes to horror movies, the sequels don't hold up to be better. The main reason on why I think this especially for IT (and this is just my opinion): too much background information on the entity of Pennywise/killers. When it comes to something like Pennywise in horror movies I personally find it better to leave the imagination behind the mystery of what "IT" is. That's honestly why I think "The Shape" in the Halloween franchise still holds up till this day, because even though yes Michael Myers the person has a background, he is still shown as an entity of evil to not know what he is thinking so it leaves room for imagination. I believe they did a good job with Pennywise by the end of the first chapter by leaving a mystery behind what he actually is, but enough to know what his goal is.
I wasn't a huge fan of most of the CGI parts, because it just felt too unreal to me personally and some of it looked pretty bad. Unfortunately this movie did not scare me in the slightest, but the saving grace of the movie that I really like is the way it was delivered for certain tension based scenes and the characters. I care for all the characters and I can appreciate this movie for being a character driven kind of movie for all them dealing with the trauma they have went through growing up leading towards going back to their hometown after 27 years.
VERDICT: Overall this movie is fine for what it is. I can tell it was made with a lot of heart for the franchise. Not better than IT Chapter 1. Go see it with your friends to have a good time if you like horror movies.
Score: 7.3 out of 10