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Death Note

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A high school student discovers a supernatural notebook that has deadly powers. He can kill anyone he wishes simply by inscribing their name within its pages. Intoxicated with his new power, he begins to eliminate those he deems unworthy of life.
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Critics Consensus

Death Note benefits from director Adam Wingard's distinctive eye and a talented cast, but they aren't enough to overcome a fatally overcrowded canvas.

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Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News 08/31/2017
Netflix's Death Note fails Asian-Americans in the more mundane way that most Hollywood releases continue to . Go to Full Review
Elena Lazic Little White Lies 08/29/2017
1/5
A project that feels both overdetermined and underdeveloped. Go to Full Review
Clio Chang The New Republic 08/28/2017
Director Adam Wingard has robbed Death Note of its identity, messing up nearly everything that made the original series so compelling. Go to Full Review
Jamie Healy Radio Times 05/02/2024
3/5
Strikes the right balance between the grim, the grisly and the fun. Go to Full Review
Ernesto Zelaya Miñano ScreenAnarchy 02/03/2023
This is probably the result of trying to cram an entire series in under two hours, which leads to a climax as convoluted as the Note’s seemingly endless rules. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 03/17/2022
1.5/4
Wingard's lack of control over the material seems unlike his work, and yet the uneven result speaks for itself. Go to Full Review
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Harrison M @HCM560 2d Unfortunately the app doesn’t allow scores below 1, but nonetheless, I’ll begin. This movie as many will say fails as an adaptation, which it does horribly. The only thing that can be appreciated in my opinion is sullen defoes ryuk, and the actor who plays L(don’t know his name). It seems clear that this is a situation similar to the green book movie, the actors are told what to do but don’t even know how accurate their portrayal is, but I do think the actor for L tries, and I appreciate that, other than those two actors, the rest of the movie is horrible See more Eternal S @Eternal690 3d Probably the worst anime adaptation ever. See more St. M @RT60430819 Aug 16 Awful adaptation in just about every way See more Madeline C @madelineladybug Aug 16 If i could rate this 0 i would. This is the worst movie i've seen in my whole life. I would rather go blind than watch this again. None of the characters are anything like the original and half the characters and missing. There was no REM, no Lind L Taylor, no Near, no Mello, and light only had a dad no sister. They changed the rules in the death note too. Everyone who is supposed to die didn’t die and the acting is so so bad. Also, the movie is so americanized that it takes away from the plot. After i finished this movie I literally felt upset and disgusted. I usually don’t even write many reviews but i had to for this to warn people how dogshit this movie is. They change the characters name as well to dumb things like light turner and make him this dumb punk skater boy rather than some smart guy. There are plot holes that don’t make any sense and it feels very rushed yet painfully slow at the same time. Unless you want this movie to eye rape you do not ever watch it. Please I beg u.. See more andy F @RT37531646 Aug 7 Fails to capture the brilliance of the anime, misses all the key details and adds stuff that does not make sense. It's always dark even when people playing sports in a sports hall, they get the main characters so wrong i don't even think the creators watched the anime, more like just skimmed through one episode. See more Metal S. @MetalSombreros Jul 3 Never seen the OG show. Movie looked very clean awesome cinematography. The main actor was very very good with a different look and vibe than most leads. Margaret Qualley also very good. Dafoe did his best. A little confusing but mostly cool See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A high school student discovers a supernatural notebook that has deadly powers. He can kill anyone he wishes simply by inscribing their name within its pages. Intoxicated with his new power, he begins to eliminate those he deems unworthy of life.
Director
Adam Wingard
Producer
Jason Hoffs, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Masi Oka
Screenwriter
Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, Jeremy Slater
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
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