Movie audiences aren’t fully able to comprehend Bev’s cyclical life choices, and why she would end up marrying someone whose barbaric actions so closely resemble those of her father Al.
As well, Tom’s absence waters down the importance behind Bev’s choice to finally leave him behind to return to Derry.
While Audra’s absence can be justified for the live-action adaptation, it was a much bigger movie sin to chop out so much of Beverly’s abusive husband Tom.
Don’t get me wrong, his intro scene was a disturbing slice of domestic anti-bliss that didn’t need to be echoed ad nauseam, but removing him from the bulk of the adult characters’ stories definitely weakened Bev’s character development.