Good movie, great acting and a satisfying ending, although not scary and too much CGI

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2019)

There was a lot of expectation after the big hit IT movie from 2017. Does Chapter 2 meets those expectations? For the most part yes.
Andy Muschietti created some memorable scenes and delivers a solid movie that never gets boring even with it's more than 2 hrs and 1/2 length, with the help of Gary Dauberman screenplay that gives a satisfying conclusion to Stephen King's book adaptation to the big screen. The emotive part that worked in the 1st part is still present and now with a nostalgic sense.
There is a well assembled cast, there is chemistry withing the Adult Losers club and the actors seem they really studied their kid counterpart.
Jessica Chastain is great as always, even here voice matches, Sophia Lillis tone. Amy Adams used to be my favorite to play adult Beverly but Chastain proved to be the right choice. James McAvoy, as Bill, always delivers a good performance. His character seems a little blurred at times but even so he has his moments. But the strongest performances in my opinion were 2: Bill Hader, as Richie, which we already knew he will be funny but he also delivers other emotive shades and his character has a secret, something new in this version, that works fine. The other is James Ransone as Eddie, he hasn't been bad in other movies but here he really has a strong performance with some emotive moments.
Bill Skarsg책rd already owns the character of Pennywise and feels comfortable with it and we also get to see the kids again in some flashbacks (some of them digitally altered because they've grown up) which connects very good the story with the adults.
Also, Spolier ahead, in this version the losers have a reason to explore the town and gather some things to destroy Pennywise, which is something fresh that gives more sense for the characters to be exploring Derry alone.
The movie has some easter eggs from the previous TV movie version and even a Steven King cameo with a whole scene making fun of himself!
(Spoiler, it was great to bring back Brandon Crane, the original Ben as kid and trying to make us believe he is the adult Ben).
The ending is pretty good, it gives conclusion to a well crafted story. Maybe it had too much CGI effects but it is definitely better than the previous version.
On the other side, the movie is not really that scary, even less scary than the 1st chapter. The most creepy moments were already presented on the trailers so the surprise factor was blown away and, again, the CGI effects don't really help
(Spoiler, the old lady, probable homage to the shinning in it's computer version, seems more like a Goosebumps monster)
Most of the humor is fine but there are some unnecessary jokes that feel out of place and break the scary moments.
In general, the movie is a good. If you liked the 1st one you will like this, maybe you will not have a scarier version but a satisfying conclusion. If you are a horror fan, maybe you'll feel a little disappointed but even so it is interesting to see a scary movie with an emotive and well crafted story.