Death Note (2017)

Director: Adam Wingard

Starring: Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe

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.

It really is a pity the film was not as impressive as the visuals. What started off as an interesting, creepy idea soon spiralled downwards into weirdness. The film eventually became laughable and almost unwatchable as the characters and the demon became ridiculous and the plot preposterous. “L” was the most annoying, unconvincing character, and also very badly acted by Lakeith Stanfield. This idiotic character can’t even sit properly on a chair like a normal person! When a detective dies of a heart attack, L immediately assumes they have been compromised and warns the entire force. Really? Why? What if it was just a heart attack? What’s with his sweet addiction? That, too, became overdone and annoying. When Light Turner and Mia called their ‘god’ KIRA, it became a propaganda religious sect and utterly boring. The word Kira must have been used about a thousand times in the movie. I mean jeez!!

Mia as the love interest was forced into the story and the whole love story idea became utterly pathetic. There was just no chemistry whatsoever between the characters. Even the use of the 80’s music was inappropriate. This was boring. Yawn…