GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 25 Aug 2017 (Netflix)
Director: Adam Wingard
Writer: Charley Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides
Running Time: 1 Hour and 41 Minutes
Writer: Charley Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides
Running Time: 1 Hour and 41 Minutes
Rating? TV-MA
SPOILERS? YES
REVIEWS
STORYLINE
Ripped from Japanese Anime.. a high school student named Light Turner, discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.
MY REVIEW
So, I have seen the original Death Note and have a little knowledge of the book itself. That being said, I was not a fan of this movie. It was less comparable to the original and more on the line of Donnie Darko. It has bright spots but no where near enough for a redemptive up-rating. It ;leans towards a teenage melodrama and steers away from the original intent of the story. I do want to give Willem Dafoe a LARGE nod of the head for his portrayal of Ryuk.
What I DID LIKE about this movie:
- Willem Dafoe- You, sir, deserve a special shout out! Excellent job sir. You alone get this movie a 3 instead of a 1!
What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:
- Lakeith Stanfield's portrayal of "L" was a little ridiculous to me. He was hard to take seriously and occasionally bordered on the deliberate exaggeration or an imitation of something that he was not super interested in copying.
- Nat Wolff and Margaret Qualley as the two main characters. Just not awesome.
- The rules? It seems that there are a lot of rules that are just introduced as plot development needs and pretty ridiculous since they don't even follow the rules themselves! I mean, seriously, why can Mia WRITE in the book, TOUCH the book but NOT SEE Ryuk?!?!?
On a more personal note..... Had a lovely afternoon AFTER the movie with my friend Melissa and then a few pictures of the babies, Dexter Morgan and Rocket J.
