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The long awaited sequel to the highest grossing horror movie is finally here. Set twenty-seven years after the events of It (2017), Pennywise The Dancing Clown has returned to feast on the citizens of Derry, Maine (Inspired by real life city, Bangor, Maine), but the Loser Club; consisting of Bill (James McAvoy), Beverly (Jessica Chastain), Ben (Jay Ryan), Richie (Bill Hader), Mike (Isaiah Mustafa), Eddie (James Ransone), and Stanley (Andy Bean); are here to stop the murderous clown. I intend to make this review as spoiler free as possible, that way everyone can enjoy It.
The last film was a nostalgia filled coming-of-age story, about seven distinct children coming together to battle their fears that manifest themselves via a cosmic shape-shifting clown (and that's not even the weirdest part of Stephan King lore). It: Chapter 2 builds on this idea, and expands on it, evolving it from conquering basic fears to instead conquer ones inner demons, moving on from the past, and creating new positive memories. The movie also successfully manages to combine horror, drama and surprisingly, comedy. One complaint I do have is that it is a little too CGI at certain points.Another problem were all the unexplained bits and pieces, I can forgive it however as the movie only had a run time of almost three hours. Hopefully a extended cut will clear some of that up.
Overall, It: Chapter 2 lives up to the hype. Even though there are some flaws in the movie, this horror makes for it with lots of heart and a satisfying conclusion to a terrifying story. I highly recommend seeing this in theaters. I give it 4 paws out of 5!
Although I highly recommend seeing this, I feel like I should point out some trigger warnings. Within the first twenty minutes of the movie there is an extremely graphic depiction of a hate crime against a gay couple and later followed by a equally graphic depiction of domestic abuse, and much later on in the movie there is also a flashback that includes a depiction of sexual abuse. For the photosensitive folks reading this, towards the end there is a moment full of rapidly flashing lights. I myself am not photosensitive, but after a few minutes my head began hurting, so please take caution. I hope these trigger warnings help out anyone who is interested in seeing the movie.
Anyway, I hope you all have a good time. Until next time, good bye!
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