It Chapter Two Review
It's been 24 hours since I've watched It Chapter Two and just like most of the characters in the movie, I have forgotten almost all of it by now. Like its predecessor, the movie is a spectacle of horror set pieces that unfortunately don't work as well as the ones in the first. The movie is relentless to the point of desensitization. It's loud in its sound mix and in its imagery. It's a movie that's more like a demo reel for Bill Hader and Bill Skarsgård. Its vfx are as much a hit or miss than they are actually immersive. The tone is random and some of the brutality is highly problematic and unjustified.
It Chapter Two is a sequel that fits too many ideas into its 2 hour 40+ minutes. The only thing that saves it are the genuinely heartwarming bond between its multi generational cast despite frustratingly dull performances from the adult Losers. Except Bill Hader. He's awesome.
That's really all i could say about It Chapter Two. Maybe it would've been a smoother experience if it was all one giant movie with all the excess scares and tonal shifts cut out. Guess It Chapter Two couldn't cut it.