It was a tall order, but It Chapter Two does a good job of adapting the second half of Stephen King’s legendary 1986 novel, It. Though the movie has been criticised for its lengthy 169 minute run-time, it distils the enormous source material into a largely cohesive narrative quite efficiently. When compared to its predecessor, the 2017 movie It, this sequel is more gross than scary – but that’s not a criticism. In fact, that shift in scare level only demonstrates the desire of all involved to remain faithful to the novel.

Andy Muschietti returns as director, following the phenomenal commercial success of his It. Writer Gar...

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