Death Note Movie Review
Warner brother s adaptation of a japanese manga death note follows more closely along to its source material than i expected.
Death note movie review. A boy named light turner finds a book dropped to earth by a shinigami a japanese death demon somewhat akin to the grim reaper named ryuk voiced in the film by willem dafoe the book says death note on the cover and has names written in it over centuries. A high schooler named light finds a mysterious book called death note that allows him to kill whoever s. Death note is fairly emo and twilight y thought thankfully not as mind numbingly serious but wingard s horror credentials are front and centre in the film s unexpectedly gruesome deaths.
Netflix s live action death note movie is a very condensed take on the manga with two unsatisfying lead performances. Death note is a manga adaption and even if some fans of the original might feel a bit concerned that the movie differs a little bit from the original script it has to be pointed out that the film sticks to the manga surprisingly close this is also what makes death note an unusual and interesting viewing experience which just lacks a good pacing and some action every now and then. 0 54 death note.
Death note is an adaptation of the famous manga and anime and while its source material is way better than this movie i found myself enjoying this cinematic outing. This review originally ran as part of our san diego comic con 2017 coverage. Viral video introducing the death note.
The concept of death note the manga and at least start of the film is simple. The script was rushed yes mainly in the beginning but it wrapped up pretty nicely in the end. Movie clip light meets ryuk.
Netflix s death note movie review everything is just a little bit off updated on september 26th 2017 death not warning.
