The reimagining of Stephen King’s It is a genuinely creepy, genuinely scary movie, not for the faint of heart. Rather than telling the story of the kids in flashback-form as the first movie did, this one just takes place in 1988 (ostensibly setting up a future sequel when they come back as adults).
Focusing on a group of 4 pre-teen boys, who pick up another couple friends along the way, the movie shows the town of Derry, a town which is facing a crisis. People, and especially children, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Eventually the insane clown Pennywise shows his face to each of the friends, and they decide to come together to rid the town of the menace. There are plenty of ways for the clown to give you the creeps (and quite a few jump scares, one in particular that got the whole theater to startle). But more than just a scary movie, this film has a great plot and is truly well acted by the young leads, fronted by Jaeden Lieberher of St Vincent and Midnight Special. Don’t take the kids to this one unless you want to be woken up during the night, but fans of the horror genre will find plenty to like.
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