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August 25, 2017

94 months ago

Netflix

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Netflix

Aug 25, 2017

94 months ago

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The movie Death Note is already released on Netflix in the USA.

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Death Note

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We suggest you obey the rules. Based on the famous Japanese manga w...

We suggest you obey the rules. Based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows a high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone's name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with his new godlike abilities, the young man begins to...

Action Thriller Adam Wingard Lakeith Stanfield Shea Whigham Margaret Qualley Willem Dafoe Nat Wolff Masi Oka Michael Shamus Wiles Netflix

What the critics say

Based on 9 reviews, Death Note gets an average review score of 49

7/10

ign.com
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Netflix's live-action Death Note movie is a very condensed take on the manga with two unsatisfying lead performances.

2797d ago

C/A+

ew.com
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Netflix original movie Death Note ranks as pretty unoriginal.

2797d ago

2.5/4

slantmagazine.com
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The more grounded scenes from Death Note anchor a startlingly bloody fantasy of power run amok.

2797d ago

60/100

nytimes.com
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Perhaps stifled by the cultural and commercial clout of its source material (a multimedia juggernaut of books, movies, television shows and a stage musical), Death Note feels rushed and constricted.

2797d ago

D+/A+

theplaylist.net
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Generally speaking, “Death Note” is an ambitious film full of interesting ideas that is more invested in visual and tonal flair than in capitalizing upon any of the themes it recklessly establishes.

2797d ago

50/100

variety.com
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American horror director Adam Wingard takes a page from 'Donnie Darko' in his stylish, U.S.-based adaptation of the macabre Japanese manga.

2797d ago

50/100

hollywoodreporter.com
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'Blair Witch' director Adam Wingard's Netflix original movie co-stars Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield and Willem Dafoe.

2797d ago

1/4

rogerebert.com
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The concept of “Death Note,” the manga and at least start of the film, is simple.

2797d ago

10/100

thewrap.com
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Whitewashed Netflix remake of hit Japanese property aims for suspense, horror, romance and achieves none.

2797d ago