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When the 1982 Swamp Thing movie was getting underway, costume designer William Munns debated whether to give the plant hero a penis. The dong analogue didnt wind. As far as Death Note is concerned, I was certainly familiar with the manga, the anime and, to a lesser extent, the two Japanese films. I think its one of those series that, even if youre not into anime and that style, youd know of even if your knowledge of geek culture was minimal. Having said that, I didnt think this film was good. Im not gonna sit here and lie to you. I find the concept to be absolutely great, however, and I think that it would have made for a better movie under better circumstances. I like Adam Wingard. I was a big fan of The Guest, Youre Next and the first two VHS movies. Its clear that this guy has talent as a filmmaker and you get to see that on display here, from a technical aspect at least. But Ill be damned if I didnt find this movie to be a complete and goddamned mess as it relates to the narrative. Watch Paycheck Online Hulu. Part of me wonders how much of the negative reaction is actually legitimate and how much of it is fanboys that are upset their favorite mangaanime series wasnt made exactly how they would have wanted it. Im sure theres a lot of the latter. Because, as I mentioned, while the movie isnt good, its certainly perfectly fine to watch. Ill say this right now, if this movie was 1. Light writing names in the Death Note and their deaths playing in as gory a fashion as is possible, this movie would have been great. You can even introduce the whole morality angle with Light questioning whether hes doing the right thing or not as his girlfriend will do whatever she must to protect herself. Light. And you certainly get some of that. Hell, the film might have also been better if, removing Lights girlfriend from the equation, he just had to deal with Ryuk just being a prick. Ryuk is, quite easily, the best character in the entire film and Willem Dafoe plays him to perfection. I just wish the character had more of a presence than he actually did. But going back to an earlier point, as it relates to the gore. The movie sort of fools you into thinking its gonna be a complete gorefest by showing you some pretty damn gruesome deaths early on. The decapitation and restaurant scenes are something to behold, for sure. Theres also this scene where this guy is run over by a SWAT truck and, again, its pretty incredible. And thats about it for the truly over the top gore. They literally blow their wad 2. Watch I Am David Torent Free'>Watch I Am David Torent Free. And, to be fair, a movie doesnt need gore to be good. But that is true when you substitute the gore for something thats as equally effective. And, surprise surprise, what they substitute with isnt effective. Ok, where do I start Light and Mia, his girlfriend, use the Death Note to give a voice to the voiceless. Someone wholl stand up for those that have always been stepped on in their lives. They give this being a name, Kira, and proceed to kill over 4. As a result of this, a cult of Kira starts to rise up. This isnt a bad idea, except you rarely get to see any of this cult. They just tell you that a cult has started up that supports Kiras actions. The problem is that this whole cult thing feels completely inconsequential. And its just poorly handled, honestly. Its like Light and Mia kill a few people and now they have a cult of supporters. It doesnt feel earned. Moving on, the film then becomes a cat and mouse game with this eccentric private detective named L, whose identity and face remain hidden in order to avoid being put in the Death Note by Light. Then the film becomes about Light and Mia trying to find out this guys identity to kill him in order to stop the investigation. And, again, this isnt a bad idea, but theres not nearly enough time to get to know both characters of Light and L to make this feel like the big showdown that they want to make it out to be. Theres also the whole thing with Mia being completely blinded by the power the Death Note brings and her manipulations of Light in order to get him to give her the book. Did I mention that Lights father is also a cop and how that blinds him to the truth. When I write it out like this, it doesnt sound like too much, but the flick really is overloaded with too much content and not enough time. And not to mention the fact some of the flaws with Light and Mia being so damn open about what they do in some occasions and some downright idiocy from their part. Ill be honest, I didnt find any of the characters to be that likable. I suppose the whole idea is to be morally grey, but Im certain youre supposed to invest into Light as a lead character and you want him to realize the error of his actions. But I never reached that point. The climax was so ineffective. Mia and Light are on this Ferris wheel and the whole thing starts to fall apart, as a result of Mia grabbing the Death Note after Light made a plea to stop themselves from continuing this cycle. Anyway, theyre hanging off the side of the wheel, about to fall off, and I said, out loud, fuck it, you both die. I dont think that was the conclusion you were meant to come to. Yes, Light came to the realization that what they did was wrong, but hes still not exactly likable. Mia was insufferable, so Im glad she died. Another thing is that Light, even after Mia put his name in the Note, still mourns her death. What a fucking dumbfuck. That makes him even more unlikable to me. This girl put his name in the Death Note in order to manipulate him into giving her the book so she could continue her murdering ways. And he still loves her. What a fucking A class moron. To me, the biggest flaw in this movie, and I already mentioned it, is the fact that theres way too much going on here for the amount of time they have. Nothing is given time to breathe or simmer. Its all given to you in a compact, but messy, package. The casting is strong all around, with Dafoe stealing the show with his voice acting, so the problems arent on them, its just on the scripting of everything. So, yea, I guess 2 stars feels appropriate for this. A large part of it certainly watchable and the film is visually appealing. Some of the techno synth score was also really good. But theres no denying that this should have been so much better than it actually was. Its almost as if a television series would have been a better outlet for this story. Funny how that works. Either way, this is ok, but I cant recommend. I think non fans will enjoy it more than fans, but thats not really gonna amount to much in the long run.