Better and Worse than the First IT

Rating: 6/10 (9 April 2020)

The biggest problem I had with the first IT was the lack of story. I felt that movie was lots of great scenes, but without much story. The story this time around is much clearer. It just goes off the rails in the final act.
I thought they did a great job with the casting, especially the adult version of Eddie. The actor completely nailed the performance. He even looks like the younger actor all grown up.
If you read the 1,100+ page novel, you know that the movie is very different from the book - as it should be, as the book was a huge letdown. At least for me. Thankfully there are no giant space turtles here.
I loved the humor in the story. Others have complained that there was too much, but I thought it worked.
Overall, the CGI ending is a bit over the top, but if you enjoyed the first one, you should like this one, too.