Here is My Movie Review of Death Note 2017

 

Here is My Movie Review of Death Note 2017

So basically what happenes is that you had this guy named Light Yagami who finds this Death Note Which had the ability to kill anyone when you write their name into it so he decides to use it to kill the city's criminals and he meets this demon named Ryuk to tell them how to use it. Then you have this guy named L who wants to take down Light Yagami and put a stop to his killings and it is up to Light Yagami to Kill l and be in the world greatest killer and kill all the corrupt people in the city and that's basically what the story is for this film. The way I can sum up the story is the lousy and horrible rehash of the anime except without all the awesome or entertaining parts of that. 

 I think the acting in this movie is really bad Because a lot of the actors are just sleepwalking but a lot of them are cast badly because most of the actor they get were not Asian they were all American and I think that's what ruined this movie with the acceptance of one actor I think everyone else is miscast horrendously there's what have worked a lot better if it was on all Asian cast it would have made a lot more sense.

Nat Wolf plays Light Yagami In the film. I have to say he was pretty bad in the film; he is obviously miscast in the role. I think what they should have done is cast Ke Huy Quan because he is Asian and he would have been perfect to play this character and I think a lot of people would praise his performance. Now the character of Light Yagami is completely wrong because in the anime he's really smart he wants to press stop to all the crime and corruption but in this movie he is really dumb because he doesn't even Think about if he wants to have the death note waking the anime because in the anime he liked conflicted that he want to use it or did he not want him he actually just takes it for no reason without even thinking about it. Probably the dumbest scene is where Light Yagami Is where it is having an argument with his dad and it's supposed to be really serious but it's just feels like padding and filler for the film and it's just not entertaining in the slightest. The chemistry between him and LaKeith Stanfiield, Margaret Qialley, and Willem Dafoe Is decent. 

Margaret Qialley plays Misa Sutton In the film. I have to say she is really awful in this film. It just feels like she is Sleepwalking  throughout her performance in the film Because nothing in our performance entertains you it just makes you want to go to sleep I think it would be a lot better if they went with someone like Lucy Liu who is agent so it'll make a lot more sense and I think a lot of people were praised her performance because you could tell she was having a lot of fun. Now the character of Misa Sutton Is really really bad because in the anime Mia Sutton Is tragic because she doesn't want to kill anyone at first but she eventually goes along with Light Yagami but in this film she immediately wants to do it for no reason. Also the film doesn't give her a reason, it just designs to make her into a psychopath. Probably the worst scene with Mia Sutton Is where she decided to join up with Light Yagami/Kira to kill all these criminals and it doesn't have a buildup. It suddenly happens for no reason. Also the romance between her and Light Yagami/Kira  is really awful because it had no buildup. In the anime after he doesn't like her but then she eventually does like her and this suddenly they just have feelings towards each other when they first meet and it should build it up a lot more. The chemistry between her and Nat Wolf is good. 

LaKeith Stanfiield plays L in the film. I have to say he is terrible as this character. It just feels like he is just sleepwalking through his performance and not caring in the slightest. To be like they should have cast an age and actor like Tony Leung Because I think he could give him a much better performance and it would have made the character more accurate to the anime. Now the character of L is nothing like how he's in the anime because in the anime he's supposed to be really smart and always wants to figure out what Light Yagami/Kira coming and going to do next by this film he's just not a really interesting character he's just really flat and unmemorable. Also L is not from Europe here Asian and he's from Japan So that's another thing that this movie gets completely wrong. Probably  worst scene with L is where he first meets James Yagami At the restaurant and it just feels like padding and filler to fill for time for the film and the conversation but between the two characters in the anime was a lot more interesting because you cared about the characters but you don't really care about any of the characters in the film. The chemistry between him and Nat Wolf is okay. 

But that's about it for the human actors but let's move on to talk about Ryuk the main villain the movie voiced by Willem Defoe. Now much like the rest of the movie the character was done dirty. Willem Dafoe's performance was great. He is a tremendous actor a lot of people have been giving him praise and there are moments where he comes off generally creepy and really entertaining. Also the to be honest you can tell that Willem Defoe was having a lot of fun as this character. But unfortunately despite how accurate Ryuk is as a character because this film did get his personality right and all his scenes are amazing and I'll say out of all the characters in this movie he was written the least terrible because his writing was the best thing in the movie. But he's just held back by this crappy romance story and he doesn't have enough to do because unfortunately despite how good Willem Dafoe is in this film he is still held back because of the lack of screen time and the scenes that you do get with Ryuk are the only good moments in the film in fact there's one joke that I found funny where he tells Light oh I can do anything I can kill whoever you want but for example I can't conjure up a shark if someone was taking a shit i can't really do that. So I thought that joke was really funny and all of Ryuk's lines are not that bad they are actually really good. Also Ryuk's introduction scene was actually my favorite moment in the film where he says Shall we begin. Oh yes a dream I like that. Dreams are places you can have fun right. It's all in your mind so why not enjoy it. Listen go check it out. Now we could in this dream of yours. Take care of a situation like this. We just put Kenny's name down and see what happens. I know you want to help her. Good now as long as we're playing let's do it right there's no need to stop it. How per beginner is not bad at all. Now watch. I think the scene works because it shows how dark and manipulative Ryuk Is at the villain and it's one of my favorite moments in the film. To be honest I think this was a big waste of Willdem Dafoe's talent because you have the Green Goblin as a Shinigami and you don't do anything with him and that's really disgusting because it would have been awesome if he had more scenes and I think the thing that kills the character is the budget because the budget for this movie is $40 million. I think it should have been 999 million dollars that way Ryuk would have had a lot more screen time. But I will say the CGI or him is not that bad it's actually really good. I will say that surprisingly both Willem Dafoe and Nat Wolf do have good chemistry. It is just that the character just suffers from lack of screen time and the low budget because again if the budget was higher Willem Dafoe would have had more screen time.

The directing by Adam Wingard is awful and really messy because I don't think he understand what the anime is because he gets everything wrong. The only thing he gets right is the character of Ryuk Because she was definitely telling the anime he loves to watch people suffer and die. But aside from that he gets the character of Light Yagami/Kira Wrote Completely wrong because in the anime he's really smart and sympathetic. But in this movie he is so unlikable and really dumb to the point that you don't really care for him as a character. I think they should have gone to someone who knew about The source material to direct the film. It will be more accurate to the anime. 

So in conclusion this is one of the worst anime adaptations because it gets everything wrong about the anime entirely. Also the romance in this movie was so boring I didn't care because of how dumb and really weird it was like the romance between Light and Mina was so boring. Also I am not kidding here whatever it went back to the romance. I was like can we get back to Ryuk manipulating light because those moments are the best things in the movie. Can we just get back to that. The only thing it got right is the character of Ryuk. Also Ryuk is the only character I liked because Willem Dafoe is really entertaining as the character because again you can tell he's having the time of his life as this character. But unfortunately he is completely under utilized and I just wished he had a lot more screen time. Also aside from Willem Dafoe. I think most of the acting was shit it was bad because Net Wolf is horrendously Miss cast to be honest they should have went with Ke Huy Quan as Light because he actually does look like the character and to be honest you could say that Short Round has met the Green Goblin because their played by the same actor. Also I feel like Michelle Yeoh Would have been really terrific as Misa Sutton I think her and Ke Huy Quan would have played off each other perfectly. Also Tony Leung would be amazing as L and I think him and Ke Huy Quan. To be honest i came up with a better cast than this movie. Also the blood effects when the people die in the film are really good. Aside from that, this movie is very boring. It doesn't have many memorable things about the film. Also the characters except for Ryuk are unlikable. I say just skip and go watch the anime which is a lot more awesome and way more entertaining than this. This is in my top 5 worst films of 2017. This is also in my top 5 worst Netflix original films. I give this movie a 1/10.