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Death Note

  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 41m
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Nat Wolff in Death Note (2017)
Intoxicated by the power of a supernatural notebook, a young man begins killing those he deems unworthy of life.
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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 wo... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
84K
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POPULARITY
2,956
54
  • Director
    • Adam Wingard
  • Writers
    • Charley Parlapanides(screenplay by)
    • Vlas Parlapanides(screenplay by)
    • Jeremy Slater(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Nat Wolff
    • LaKeith Stanfield
    • Margaret Qualley
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  • Director
    • Adam Wingard
  • Writers
    • Charley Parlapanides(screenplay by)
    • Vlas Parlapanides(screenplay by)
    • Jeremy Slater(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Nat Wolff
    • LaKeith Stanfield
    • Margaret Qualley
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    Light Meets Ryuk
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    Margaret Qualley at an event for Death Note (2017)
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    Nat Wolff
    Nat Wolff
    • Light Turneras Light Turner
    LaKeith Stanfield
    LaKeith Stanfield
    • Las L
    Margaret Qualley
    Margaret Qualley
    • Mia Suttonas Mia Sutton
    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • James Turneras James Turner
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Ryukas Ryuk
    • (voice)
    Jason Liles
    Jason Liles
    • Ryukas Ryuk
    Paul Nakauchi
    Paul Nakauchi
    • Watarias Watari
    Jack Ettlinger
    • Kenny Doyleas Kenny Doyle
    Matthew Kevin Anderson
    Matthew Kevin Anderson
    • Agent Youngas Agent Young
    Chris Britton
    Chris Britton
    • Peltzas Peltz
    Timothy Lambert
    • Dr. Norman Ludlamas Dr. Norman Ludlam
    Kwesi Ameyaw
    Kwesi Ameyaw
    • Undercover Agent #1as Undercover Agent #1
    Justin Stone
    Justin Stone
    • Undercover Agent #2as Undercover Agent #2
    Christian Sloan
    Christian Sloan
    • Agent Franksas Agent Franks
    Artin John
    Artin John
    • Antony Skomalas Antony Skomal
    Tony Ali
    Tony Ali
    • Taliban Leaderas Taliban Leader
    Anousha Alamian
    • Taliban Soldieras Taliban Soldier
    David S. Jung
    David S. Jung
    • Dictatoras Dictator
    • Director
      • Adam Wingard
    • Writers
      • Charley Parlapanides(screenplay by)
      • Vlas Parlapanides(screenplay by)
      • Jeremy Slater(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      During post production, the office was broken into and a flash drive containing some VFX shots was stolen.
    • Goofs
      (at around 23 mins) When Light shows Mia the Death Note for the first time he asks her to read the last entry. The last entry should have been Anthony Skomal, not Kenny Doyle.
    • Quotes

      L: [to Light] You're the one who flew into the sun, I'm just here to make sure you burn!

    • Crazy credits
      Near the end of the closing credits, Ryuk can be heard laughing.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Death Note (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Reckless (Don't Be So...)
      Written by James Reyne (as James Michael Reyne)

      Performed by Australian Crawl

      Courtesy of EMI Music Australia

      Under license from Universal MUsic Enterprises

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    3/10
    Rushed and incoherent, Death Note disrespects the source material in any way possible
    A couple of years ago, my brother and I watched a particular anime on Netflix and it was none other than Death Note an anime about a person named Light Yagami who discovers a supernatural book from Ryuk, a Shinigami. The book grants the user's ability to kill any person whose name and face he knows. As for the anime, I realized that since it still has it's fans, it's a well-written show. It centered around not only good and evil, but also the themes about liberty and security. And the characters really grew on you with each having their own solid characterization.

    So, when we heard that a live-action film based on the anime and manga was coming to Netflix, we were worried that it would end up like the other live-action films based on the cartoons (DBE, TLA, etc.). Turns out it did and when one of the writers that did the screenplay for the critically panned Fantastic Four reboot (Fan4stic) contributed to the writing for this movie, it was a sign that it was going to suck.

    I'm not going to spoil the film because it's been four months since it came out on Netflix, but there are some problems that made the adaptation as unbearable as you realize if you're a fan of Death Note. The characters in this movie aren't exactly like their counterparts (save for two actors, which we'll get to in a moment). The writing is garbage and does a great disservice to the source material, the pacing is very uneven even for a live-action movie that's like... what? 100 minutes? But what bugged me the most was the changes made for this film. Light, Mia (or in this adaptation, Kia), and the other side characters including L, Light's opponent, aren't as interesting and they lacked the spark that made the anime and manga counterparts much better. Even the music song choices that were chosen for some of the scenes (which I'm not going to spoil) felt out of place.

    Now, this film is not the worst because there are some highlights. The music score from Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross does excel at the atmosphere. Sure, it's not Oscar-worthy, but at least it's more tolerable than the film itself. The visual designs are really creative and kept up with the tone Death Note was going for and the directing, while not the best, is at least decent. And the last highlight is the acting. Despite the writing and changes being complete garbage, the actors did their best with what they got. Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, and Margaret Qualley did ok with their roles, but only Shea Whigham and Willem Dafoe did somewhat better jobs because they were at least accurate to their anime counterparts. Sure, Ryuk's character design was made in CGI, but I guess the producers paid attention to the details.

    Unfortunately, those highlights weren't enough to save this film and given it's reputation, I understand why. And yet, there's a sequel in the works. *sigh*, I haven't seen the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist yet, but at least Japan is trying to do a much better adaptation than what we got here. Overall, if you're a fan of Death Note, both the anime and manga, I suggest you skip this.
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    • Release date
      • August 25, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Cuốn Sổ Tử Thần
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Netflix
      • Netflix
      • Vertigo Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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