Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
It Chapter Two suffers from a bloated, repetitive structure that drags the runtime well past two hours with diminishing returns. The adult cast performs admirably—Bill Hader is a particular standout—but the film leans too heavily on nostalgia and CGI-heavy set pieces rather than genuine dread. Cinematography is competent but rarely transcends the first film's stronger visual choices. As a sequel it's largely formulaic, retreading the same emotional beats and character arcs without meaningful new insight. The ending deflates Pennywise's menace with an anticlimactic confrontation that left many fans cold, and the tonal shift to mockery of the villain undermines the horror built across both films.