gets a grip of you from the very start and does not let go as things get worse and worse

Rating: 9/10 (28 October 2019)

Well, quite a surprise this, so ignore the detractors, this is one creepy, scary and most effective horror, throughout. Director, Andy Muschietti does well under the guidance of Guillermo del Toro, whose own films, strangely enough I am not particularly fond of. This one gets a grip of you from the very start and does not let go as things get worse and worse. The ending is the only part I would take issue with and I feel that here the master probably leaned a little to heavily on Muschietti as it lacks the minimalism of the rest of the film. The two girls are great, particularly the elder, Megan Charpentier and Jessica Chastain also impresses in the lead. It is the direction though that most impresses and to learn that his next film was IT makes me think maybe I should see it after all.