I am going to make this short and sweet. If you are watching this movie because you enjoyed the original Death Note series then you are wasting your time. The poorly thought out plot and development of the story will leave a sour taste in your mouth. While there are some cameo appearances from the original cast - it doesn't save the film from itself, but uses them as cliched plot hooks to make you think there is something bigger a long the way.Here is a spoiler and it really disturbs me the most. The idea that L and Kira/Light both had time to store their DNA, or have children is absurd. I mean to the point of the absurdity that it doesn't even make sense. I've read the Manga, Watched all the Anime, seen the live action films, and even ready the light novels. and not once, in any of that source material - key words here are SOURCE MATERIAL - is there an ounce of Kira/Light having a child, or L storing his DNA. Now only ten years have passed and these clones and children are full grown adults? give me a break!!!Anyways, This movie is awful, Sorry dudes you failed big time

I'd be blunt: I was disappointed. If you wish to carry Death Note in your title, you should at least carry on or live to the standards set by the prequels. My main and constant distraction is the characters. The interesting stories behind L and Kira were all gone. Instead, we were shoved with uninteresting characters that are a disgrace to their source material. Take for example Ryuzaki. He was my favorite character in the Manga and in the movies. I've always praised K'enichi Matsuyama's portrayal of L in the prequels. It was like, he was born to play L. And here comes Ryuzaki in this film who was a trying-hard L. He looked like a thug auditioning for a scientist role. And it was painful to watch him do all those L-like acts that are so not him. He was a constant distraction which made the overall watching experience a disaster. Even "Neo Kira" wooh! was really a bore. Kira may not be the best role model for kids, but hey, we're not kids. So where's the fun you ask? None really. The entire movie was a letdown. Not even the cat-mouse play of L and Kira helped.The story was also a mess. The explanation of Neo Kira wasn't so clear to me. I really didn't understand everything can someone just please explain to me how Neo Kira came to be...well, it would be a spoiler if you haven't watched it yet, came to be the person revealed to be Neo Kira. Which brings me, there was a first Neo Kira. Wooh, I'll stop here or I'll be commenting on how his all-white formal attire with a one-sided hairdo kinda ruined the Kira image for me. And the ending!!!! Wow, I thought I've seen the worst..the ending would cement my not-so-enjoyable experience actually.The production values here are fine. But its Death Note we're talking about here. We loved the Manga, the story, the characters. Even the shinigamis. Sad to say, this one's not Death Note.

Death Note is the one of the best original work that Japanese have developed and created a truly mysterious story, with creative characters. Honestly, I really loved the story (plot) and the developed characters. The story is quite inspiring, full with excitement. 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.NOTE: The only reason, why people dislike it, is that the two characters "Light" and "L' is not too involved at all in this series.

The original Death Note was brilliant; this film is a dull glow in comparison. While the overall theme comes across, many viewers will find the individual elements of the plot quite a bit more difficult to follow and less cohesive to the film overall. There seems to be a lot of needless filler. Neither the plot nor characters are as sharp and intelligent as the original KIRA or L. There is nowhere near the unique personalities of the two, nor much viewer compassion for any of the characters. In truth, it struck me that the main stars of this film were the Shinigami, which were far more interesting than the live characters.There is a tendency of viewers to compare follow-up films with the original and that is perhaps unfair... but it is also inevitable. Imagine a Sherlock Holmes film in which the intelligence, attention to detail and twist-of-plot is missing; is it really Sherlock Holmes any longer? That considered, is a Death Note movie without extraordinary chess-like moves by the main characters really Death Note? In the end I was disappointed in the film and felt it could have been two hours better spent.