Let's be honest, this guy was a dick.

Love the atmosphere, production design, cinematography, and most of the characters. Kind of loathe the over-reliance on CG effects, especially as it relates to Pennywise. WTF is up with all that facial replacement?

It's a metaphor! ::infinite eyeroll emoji::

10 minutes of message shoehorned into 80 minutes of nonsensical, unfunny gags and unnecessary pop songs. It's possible to make an entertaining and appealing children's film without talking down (see: Pixar, How to Train Your Dragon), but apparently Illumination Entertainment thinks cute schtick and jokes upon jokes are the only way to keep kids' attention.