Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Andres-Camara I saw the American version and then I saw this version. I did not like the American one, but I like it less. This does not raise or the moral issues raised by the American. This one has a worse script, gives things for known and explains very badly others like the rules. Also towards the end begins to explain everything that happens with what bores.It's a movie with a very Japanese tempo, everything is slow, the actors respond slowly and that makes the movie desperate.He has no tension at any time. It has no intrigue, there is no fear. In this case the monster is worse done, or at least 3d is worse.Photography does not seem to exist. They make a movie for television. A light that is not of this type of films, is too white.The director does not know how to have the camera or in any way. He bores too much and does not know how to create tension.If you removed half of the characters, nothing would happen.

joannaraspberry Oh my god that film was awful! It took beautiful and fantastic source material and made it awful in a film. Ryuk's CGI looked awful, Light wasn't nearly as smart as he had been in the anime and the film was a mess. I didn't care one bit about 'Light's girlfriend' Shiori, her death meant nothing to me. Misa's story was changed, since when did she bake croissant things in pots?! And since when did she have black hair?! They cut out my favourite bit in Death note, at the very end of episode 2 when Light and L are saying 'L' 'Kira' 'I will hunt you down wherever you're hiding and I will eliminate you!' I am' I am' 'Justice!', I fully understand that it would be hard to fit everything in but they could of at least kept Light's/L's/other characters thought tracking so they could have stuff like 'I'll take a potato chip, and eat it!'. Lots of the characters personalities were changed like Naomi Misora not being as clever and Ryuk actually caring about Light being a psychopath near the end of the film. It was also a bit weird when Light would openly talk to Ryuk when in public, write in the Death Note in public and after L had removed the cameras not even think about the room still being bugged, it was like he was asking to get caught! The only fun bit for me was L's cake kebabs!!!!! My dad watched it with me and because he hasn't watched the Death note series didn't find it too bad but if you are a big fan of the series, like me, you may want to avoid it!

lewiskendell Light, a very intelligent law school student in Japan who's grown frustrated and disillusioned with the inefficiencies and limitations of the legal system, happens to acquire a Death Note, a book that allows you to kill by simply writing a name. As he picks up his pen and begins a crusade to permanently rid the world of criminals, he attracts the attention of L, an equally brilliant man who seeks to catch him like it's a game. The escalating game of cat and mouse between the two begins to involve more casualties than just criminals. I've gotta admit, Death Note is pretty awesome. I'm sure some nuance or details were left out in the translation from manga/anime to a 2 hour movie (I haven't seen the series or read the manga), but what shows up here is a surprisingly smart and sharp story about the intertwining of good and evil, and what really constitutes justice.

CountZero313 As a non-aficionado of manga, I am always wary of manga-inspired productions. Nana, for example, panders purely to its manga fan-base and fails to engage a wider audience.Death Note, however, manages to break free of its comic book origins. Light finds the Death Note, a jotter that allows him to pass a death sentence on anyone whose name he writes in it. Ryuuk, the apple-addicted Angel of Death who owns the book, turns up to play sidekick to Light's procession of executions. The police are at a loss, till super-sleuth 'L' takes on the case and figures out the MO and narrows the suspects down to the lead detectives' family.Tatsuya Fujiwara is perfectly cast, his angelic features in shocking contrast to the character's dark heart. Ken'ichi Matsuyama is all quirky brilliance as L. The pace is brisk, the twists plausible and surprising. The ending sets up the sequel but in a forgivable manner. Fun, entertaining cinema.