Solid performances, a fitting end.

Rating: 6/10 (9 September 2019)

I went into this movie very scared that I would be disappointed, but overall, thankfully, I wasn't. I would say that this films strongest aspect was the excellent choice in cast. Actors were outstanding, and did an excellent job in mirroring their child counterparts. The comedic exchange of dialogue between these characters had me laughing pretty hard throughout the entire film, which ironically also causes issues with this film.
I wouldn't say that this film is particularly scary. For the most part, it relies on a repetitive use of very predictable jump-scares and disgust to try and scare its audience. There isn't a lot of suspense or build-up to these scares either, they just kinda throw it at you. I actually probably laughed at them more than I cowered from them, which brings me to another issue.
This film has some pretty heavy tone issues. There is a lot of comedy in this film, and there are times when said comedy definitely ruins what could have been a decent scare. Not to say that this is a bad thing, but it kept me in a state of comfort. When I watch a horror movie, I want to be horrified. However, this films use of comedy was much more effective than its use of horror.
The next thing is that the pacing could have been done much better. The film definitely did not need to be as long as it was, as many scenes just go on for way too long. There are several scenes that could have been much shorter. You could probably comfortably fit this version of the story into 2 hours.
In short, despite a few issues, I'm satisfied with this movie. Though they can't very well fit the entirety of Kings novel into one movie, I think that what we have here does the book justice. I wouldn't call it a horror movie, and despite that, I still enjoyed it.