Lost a little heart by the end

Rating: 7/10 (13 September 2019)

This is certainly a second chapter to a wider story and not just a sequal for the sake of grabbing money by the studio. As most people who know the story of the infamous Stephen King novel it chapter 2 was planned from the start and the movie certainly proves that!
The casting of all the losers club were prefect, to match adults to kids is rarely scene normally its the other way around, from James McAvoy to Bill Hader to Jay Ryan as Ben (honestly one of the stand out choices) the club bands together to fight off Pennywise once more. The first time the adult club meet really brings back the reason why the first film was such a success. The chemistry of the whole cast mirrors the first prefectly from the reactions to jokes and heartfelt conversations sitting around a table bringing the characters to the forefront. And special mention to clown of course as Bill Skarsgard kills it as the creepy and torturing demon that lives beneath Derry. Again living up to the first chapter and the original in another prefect casting from the start.
For me the first 2 acts the the better of the film again centring around the characters and what Derry/ Pennywise means to them. They all differ in their reaction to receiving the call from Mike that after 27 years the clown has returned. Bill Hader steals this part with the nervous reaction of throwing up just before hes comedy road show. James McAvoy has come a long way from his turn in Narnia from other masterpieces along the way but to turn a stutter on and off through fear after the call came though shows a total understanding of the character. Again when they first meet back in Derry is again prefect direction and casting. The second act solely consists of facing their fears from the first chapter, Bill buying hes old bike (with a great cameo from Stephen King) to find the boat of Georgies, Beverley finding the postcard in her childhood flat (with possibly the best scene in the film with a creepy woman who now lives in the flat with the trademark style zombie/ demons that King loves to add to these stories), Eddie finally facing his germs in the basement of the pharmacy, Bill retrieving his year book page with another grewsome incounter with Pennywise, Mike already having his 'token' and Richie facing the fear of the clown during rhe first encounter whilst they were split up.
Then this is where the movie falls down in my opinion they went for the big cgi budget final confrontation which totally detracks from the character building for 1 and 2/3s of this movie series. This just leaves a lot to be thought about during this scene and with the death of Eddie was timed well but still with the fighting a 30 feet Pennywise detracks from the gravitas of this.
The final scene is a great piece of art as the adults stare at there reflection and transition to their younger selves with Eddie and Stanley by their sides. With a movie that consisted of more good than bad it was a satisfying ending to a 2 part movie but with a fair amount things that could be improved. This the possibility of a supercut with extra footage on the hirizon i wouldnt mind seeing that!