[The Real]

This movie is insane! The death scenes are graphic and jaw dropping. Its like Deathnote puts a face to the Death God behind all of the Final Destination movie deaths. Lakeith Stanfield (L) and Willam Dafoe (Ryuk) are my favorite parts of this movie. Outside of that it’s basically a white teenager who thinks he should decide who lives and dies in his utopian world with the help of a Death Notebook. Nothing attracts a serial killer like a psychotic girlfriend played by Mia Sutton. In the end Playing God is not designed for mere mortals.

[Synopsis]

Death Note is a jaw dropping visual dream of a Japanese manga turned live action. While dealing with the sudden death of his mother Light Turner stumbles across a mystical book that has the power to kill anyone who’s name is written in it. With his God like powers he seeks justice against the wicked, with the help of his Death God. L, a wunderkind detective, seeks to bring Light to justice for taking matters into his own hands and thus a game of cat and mouse envelopes.

Death Note is based off of a classic Anime by the same name. To be fair I am typically against Amine to live action conversions mainly because I have yet to see a single one executed flawlessly. For the record, the Death scene within the first 15 minutes is pretty dramatic. The best part about this movie is William Dafoe who plays the voice of Ryuk. I am a hardcore William Dafoe fan ever since Boondock Saints. Apart from that Death Note seems to be plagued by the typical problems associated with Manga to live action adoptions that translate to an inadequate adaptation.

Light Turner’s Nemesis appears in the form of L, an enlightened detective trained from the age of 6 by a secret order. In between avoiding L and trying to grasp the full concept of Death Note, Light Turner struggles to keep his head above water. Aside from the spectacular death scenes, Death Note appears to be lacking in content, with many questions remaining after the credits start rolling.

Review: 👎

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 41%