Review of It (2017) by Angie P — 02 Oct 2017

Scare Factor 4/5.

Every jump scare kept the audience on their toes and as a person who enjoys horror movies, I had so much anxiety every five minutes. Although, the scene where Pennywise was dancing while making an intense straight face was more hilarious than scary.

Unique Characters 5/5.

Richie made hilarious jokes that kept the audience laughing every five minutes and at times I would forget that I was watching a horror movie. Each character had parts of their background revealed through the fears that Pennywise turned into when he encountered them. Although, some characters such as Beverly had more screen time when it came to revealing their dark past or current issues that they struggle with throughout the movie. For example, they revealed that the father attempts to molest her in the house more than once.

Plot 3/5.

The plot was predictable at times, but it even though the audience was still able to predict when Pennywise would appear, the tension would continuously build up. For example, during the scene when Pennywise jumped out of the screen in front of the projector, it scared me because I didn't think he was going to become a giant version of himself.

Acting 5/5.

The actors were genuinely scared because one of the actors, Finn Wolfhard, had an actual fear of clowns and when he filmed the clown scene, he was extremely terrified. All of the actors overall completely embraced their character to the point where it would be hard to see them as normal people in real life because you can't look at them the same. All of their emotions looked completely authentic on the screen and their face completely embodied that fear every time Pennywise appeared.

The overall score of the movie is a 17 out of 20.

The strengths of this movie were the acting and characters. The weaknesses of this movie were just the plot.