It delivers scares, thrills, and is epic for a horror film.

Rating: 10/10 (7 September 2019)

It Chapter 2 (5 out of 5 stars).
It Chapter 2 is awesome, insane, and it delivers for a supernatural horror film. I loved the first movie with a terrifying Pennywise stalking Derry and a group of kids trying to stop it. The plot follows 27 years later, Bill (James McAvoy), Beverly (Jessica Chastain), and the rest of the Losers club return to Derry to stop It once and for all.
The film opens with a haunting beginning about a young guy getting attacked and stalked by Pennywise. The rest of the film builds up the characters with the Loser club being adults. Bill is a famous writer for Hollywood and writes books with terrible endings. Beverly leaves an abusive relationship. Richie is a comedian. Ben works for a corporate company. Eddie is still a neat and health freak. Stanley is living a normal married life. And Mike still lives in Derry while investigating the current disappearances. Their own worst fears comes back to haunt them when they reach Derry. One by one they face this mysterious clown. While trying to save other children from being lured by the clown.
The film is a little bigger than the last movie. It is longer and a lot more happens with the plot. The origins of It and how they are supposed to stop it. Some past bullies comes back to haunt the Losers club. I am not sure how faithful this film is to the novel. But it is nearly similar to the original movie/series with Tim Curry. The film has plenty of thrills and scares to make this film one of the best horror films of this year. The cast ensemble is perfect. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, and Bill Skarsgard is back as Pennywise. They all were great with their characters. The film brings back the original children actors back as it explored more of the events of that summer when they first encountered It. Those kids personality and the adults were a perfect combo.
There is also one suspenseful scene with Bill going into a haunted walk through house ride at a fair. Trying to save a kid with mirror maze hallway. Which is thrilling. The climax of the movie is epic. There fight against Pennywise is insane. Characters are separated and faced with their own fears. The ending is satisfying with a conclusion to the characters and the story itself.
Overall, It Chapter 2 is a great film. Even though it was 2 hours and 48 minutes long. The story is well spread out to develop the characters and their encounter with Pennywise. The cast is perfect. The direction delivered enough scares and thrills to make this film a great horror film.