Review of Death Note (2017) by David E — 31 Aug 2017

Way too many fan boys of the original material making their voices heard around here. While I have seen the original and respect it as a piece of work in it's own right, I get the approach that Adam Wingard took with this live action adaption; it's intended to use the material as a foundation for bringing a fresh perspective with a story that honestly could never really be condensed into this format.

So why try to do that? Instead just make it work for the intended format and audience. With that goal, and viewing this independently of the source material, I feel it succeeded in creating material that I consider entertaining.

The ending really does bate for a sequel, and I hope they get the numbers to green light one. If you're a hardcore fan boy, I wouldn't recommend you watch this, it will only give you a nose bleed.

If you're an average person who simply enjoys entertaining movies, that I believe this will keep you entertained.