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Based on the Stephen King book, a group of 13 year olds who style themselves as "Losers Club" live in the small town of Derry and must get to the bottom of a series of missing child cases and creepy goings on over a number of years. The instigator is a menacing clown called Pennywise who they must hunt down and destroy. Easier said than done.
Much like improv and neck tattoos, the horror genre and I have irreconciable differences. This is more like a horror adventure film with a Goonies sort of vibe, although the scary moments aren't all that scary. A scene involving an overhead slide projector is the most inventive. Bill Skasgard puts in a decent shift as Pennywise, sinister but not over the top in characterisation. For the most part, I like the kids and it's easy to root for them, even Richie, who is undeniably something of an arsehole. The stand out among them is Sophia Lillis as Beverly, a young woman struggling both with an abusive father and groundless rumours about her spread around the town.
The film moves from peculiar disturbance to peculiar disturbance without ever building up much in the way of structure or narrative tension. It's perfectly fine as a couple of hours of entertainment goes but I won't be rushing to see Part 2. But I'm willing to accept that this kind of film isn't for me.
Much like improv and neck tattoos, the horror genre and I have irreconciable differences. This is more like a horror adventure film with a Goonies sort of vibe, although the scary moments aren't all that scary. A scene involving an overhead slide projector is the most inventive. Bill Skasgard puts in a decent shift as Pennywise, sinister but not over the top in characterisation. For the most part, I like the kids and it's easy to root for them, even Richie, who is undeniably something of an arsehole. The stand out among them is Sophia Lillis as Beverly, a young woman struggling both with an abusive father and groundless rumours about her spread around the town.
The film moves from peculiar disturbance to peculiar disturbance without ever building up much in the way of structure or narrative tension. It's perfectly fine as a couple of hours of entertainment goes but I won't be rushing to see Part 2. But I'm willing to accept that this kind of film isn't for me.
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