Far From Mediocre

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2019)

The movie wasn't incredible, but it wasn't bad. I genuinely enjoyed the movie and actually found myself laughing hysterically. Some people may view this as a weakness in the film, but I feel like it actually kills you into a sense of comfort and complacency that makes the scares land better. I didn't jump at all in the first movie, but I jumped two and a half times in this one. I generally don't go for jump scares, bu I feel like these actually had something to offer. They were more than SUDDEN LOUD NOISE MAKES YOU FEEL ABRUPT INCREASES IN ADRENALINE. I liked it.
The only real critique I have is that Pennywise didn't feel like as much of a threat this time around. He messed with them a little, but he was largely absent. When he did show up, their mother of finally doing him in was... odd. I won't say it was ineffective, but it was an odd approach. I will grant that the first movie was supposed to be fear while the second was self-exploration and coming to grips with yourself, but I still feel that a movie titled "It", and that is supposed to be a monster movie, should have more monster.
Also Henry. That was either a waste of a character or an unnecessary addition. Though, in fairness, he did cause one of the funniest scenes.