IT: Chapter Two (2019)
76%RT Audience Score: 78%
Awards & Nominations: NA
It Chapter Two, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 hit, has left audiences divided. Some critics praise the film’s grand scale and production values, while others criticize its predictability and lack of scares. However, one thing is certain: the film is a peculiar mix of crowd-pleasing and patience-testing moments that veer wildly between entertaining and frustrating. Despite its luxurious 170-minute runtime, Chapter Two feels hastily assembled, oddly brief and bloated at the same time, and beneath the text on which it was based. While the film may not be the ghoulish scarefest that some were hoping for, it still manages to deliver a satisfying conclusion to Stephen King’s classic story.
It Chapter Two is like a rollercoaster ride that starts off slow and predictable, but eventually picks up speed and throws you for a loop. While it may not be the scariest horror movie out there, it’s still a fun and enjoyable romp with a grand scale and impressive production values. Just be prepared for some frustrating moments and a few too many jump scares. Overall, it’s a satisfying conclusion to the Losers Club story and a must-see for fans of Stephen King’s classic tale.
Production Company(ies)
Double Dream, KatzSmith Productions, New Line Cinema, Rideback, Supernatural, Vertigo Entertainment, Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 49m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 6, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 7, 2019
Genre(s)
Horror/Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $473,093,228
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $211,593,228
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $79,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $97,692,207
Production budget ranking: 412
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $52,607,253
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
James McAvoy – Bill Denbrough
Bill Hader – Richie Tozier
Isaiah Mustafa – Mike Hanlon
Jay Ryan – Ben Hanscom
James Ransone – Eddie Kaspbrak
Director – Andy Muschietti
Producers – Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Barbara Muschietti
Writer – Gary Dauberman
Director(s)
Andy Muschietti
Writer(s)
Gary Dauberman
Producer(s)
Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Barbara Muschietti
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (382) | Top Critics (67) | Fresh (237) | Rotten (145)
Trimming the adults’ often soppy individual narratives to focus on their more interesting dynamic as a group might have mitigated some of the numbness that sets in from predictability.
September 22, 2019
Leah Pickett
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
There’s a grandness to its scale and production values that still makes It Chapter Two an enjoyable romp, but it’s not the ghoulish scarefest it could be.
September 10, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
Not unlike the town in which it’s set, Muschietti’s It only sees what it wants to.
September 9, 2019
Jack Hamilton
Slate
TOP CRITIC
A peculiar mix of the crowd-pleasing and the patience-testing, veering wildly between the entertaining and the frustrating, built round a story that ventures inexorably underground without ever getting to the heart of what lies beneath.
September 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The result is a film with all the unsettling power and visual elan of the kiddy-friendly Goosebumps series (Jack Black + monsters = zzzz).
September 8, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Yes, there are big-bang scares, but they’re not real scares. In the end, what I come away with is a sense of being at a carnival fun-fair. Attractions, bits…but too much, and you’re tired and sick.
September 6, 2019
Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review
TOP CRITIC
It Chapter Two is a good conclusion to the Losers Club story. It definitely has more Stephen King flair than the first film, but gives you everything you’d want from a supernatural horror.
March 8, 2023 | Rating: B
Kate Boyle
InSession Film
Amid the repetitive jump scares lies a thoroughly scary and satisfying concluding chapter to Stephen King’s classic story.
October 27, 2022
Rendy Jones
them.
Too many things weigh the movie down and keep it from resonating like the first chapter. And too much time is squandered in the wrong places.
August 22, 2022 | Rating: 2/5
Keith Garlington
Keith & the Movies
Despite the luxurious 170-minute runtime, Chapter Two feels hastily assembled, oddly brief and bloated at the same time, and beneath the text on which it was based.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Episode 48: Ready or Not / It Chapter Two / Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
October 18, 2021 | Rating: 36/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
Muschietti returns to the director’s chair to craft a sequel that goes bigger and bolder in every sense, while digging deep into It’s mythology, and the dynamic between the adult Losers.
August 10, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Maria Lattila
Zavvi…
Plot
Defeated by the Losers’ Club as children, Pennywise the evil clown returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again, forcing the now-adults to confront their deepest fears and destroy him for good in IT: CHAPTER TWO.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
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