
Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L.... (Full plot summary below)
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Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L.
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| Associated PressMark KennedyBut this thriller-inclined version of "Death Note" doesn't dwell enough on such questions and instead becomes increasingly strained by its own insanity and clogged by clunky dialogue. |
| MovieMinisKyle Kizu[Death Note] shamefully uses Japan and Japanese people at its convenience. |
| The Hollywood NewsKat HughesStylistically Death Note is stunning. Suitably heightened and hyper-stylised, everything feels otherworldly. The gore, and there is plenty, is similarly heightened, and could easily be straight out an anime. |
| Black Nerd ProblemsWilliam EvansThis terrible movie ain't worth me explaining the premise. |
| Gulf News (UAE)Shyama Krishna Kumar[Death Note] whitewashes a cast that's originally entirely Japanese. The result, as you'd expect, is soulless and nonsensical. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian Orndorf"Death Note" doesn't learn from its mistakes, showing little regard for plot as the picture manufactures disorienting character leaps and a non-ending to reward those patient enough to sit through it. |
| Consequence of SoundDominick MayerDeath Note carries a weirdly perfunctory air about itself throughout, even as the bodies begin to fall closer and closer to its main duo. |
| EspinofMikel ZorrillaA constant disappointment that proposes things but doesn't explore them, staying at best in no man's land and at worst leading us to despair for what's happening on the screen. [Full review in Spanish] |
| CinemaBlendSilas LesnickDeath Note may not be for everyone, but its exploration of absolute power corrupting absolutely is nevertheless wonderfully weird and lovingly created. |
| Dread CentralJonathan Barkan...the film never goes into the deeper, more fascinating concepts that it could've tackled, which feels like a missed opportunity. |