Review of It (2017) by Tom S — 16 Sep 2017

Not scary! Too Long! Not enough of Pennywise!

This review of It (2017) was written by Tom S on 16 Sep 2017.

It has generally received very positive reviews.

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Bored beyond tears. This was just awful. Go and find the original TV movie. Couldn't keep my interest…

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