But I'll start with a good one. The best thing about this movie is the characters. The actors were successfully selected, and they really felt their heroes well and got used to the role. You feel for them, you care for them, you believe them. I especially liked Richie, she's adorable! However, some characters, in particular, Stan and Mike, were not revealed at all. But they were quite gray in the book as well.
There are several really strong points in all parameters. Also very briefly, but perfectly shows the relationship of Beverly with the father Tyrne, the latter is generally more frightening than any monster.
But there are some big problems in the movie.
One. All action at the expense of the idea. The creators poured all the water that was the main problem of the original text, but with it floated the main message of King’s work – that friendship can do anything, even defeat the Universal Evil. The director failed to reveal the theme of friendship, and this not only killed the very essence of It, but also entailed all sorts of plot-logical nonsense.
Second claim. A clown, actually. What is it anyway? This Absolute Evil that has nothing to do with a human being is a creature that tries to look and behave like a human being to lure children, but even with all its efforts it will look sinister, creepy. What is Bill Skarsgård like as Pennywise? It rather resembles another maniac, written by all Hollywood clichés. Evil? - Not once. In the beginning, the first appearance of the clown was really spectacular. In the episode of the meeting with Georgie, he looked really frightening, but then, alas, the actor could not keep this bar, and all sorts of pathetic statements in the spirit of “I will feed on your fear and your flesh!”, “You are not afraid now!” It's ridiculous.
Finally, countonium. Please teach filmmakers how to apply graphics where they really need to! These painted monsters are not scary at all, they look like they were cut out of some cartoon and ineptly crammed into a feature film. Before, as they say, it was better. Not because the sky is brighter and the grass is green, but because they cooked. Inappropriate and ugly.
As a result, it turned out to be a fairly average blockbuster level a little higher than any "Astrals" and other modern horror slag. With good characters, a few cool scenes and generally not boring for once, but with zero ideologicality and a bunch of blunders.
5 out of 10
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