What happened?! Admittedly I did like this one better than the first one but not by much. WHERE WERE NEAR AND MELLO???!!! YOU CAN'T JUST GO AND IGNORE TWO FANTASTIC CHARACTERS LIKE THAT!!!!! Not to mention people like Higuchi and Mikami! They totally missed out brilliant characters and plot points just so they could squeeze it into 2 movies. They didn't even do justice to the ones they were nice enough not to cut out. Takada was terrible, I love her plot point in the anime and to change her into an even more annoying version of Higuchi was an awful decision. All they did with the ending was add in the 'skye you didn't kill me lolzor' to the original and give all of Nears lines to L. Ugh! People say that the plot is confusing but as long as you've seen the anime or watch it with someone who has you should be fine as they barely change the main idea. I still have the problem of them dumbing down the characters and making them idiots even when they are meant to be a super genius. No character development and you don't care about anyone. Overall a terrible movie.

"Kira is justice."If you liked the first Death Note movie, you'll like this one, too. Another god of death, a second death note, a new Kira (or, perhaps two new Kira's), and the two geniuses, Light and L, working together as both allies and enemies. I'd say that the first movie was a little more clever, but this one adds some interesting new characters. There really aren't many better manga or anime to live-action movie adaptations, in my opinion. The Last Name is a smart mix of investigation, subterfuge and the supernatural, wrapped around an interesting premise. I fully recommend this dark, well-acted (looooove Erika Toda) sequel (as well as the first movie). I was a little disappointed with how it ended, but that's purely because of the characters I was rooting for.

I made the mistake of watching the anime finale before watching the movie. I knew that "Death Note: The Last Name" wasn't going to be exactly like the anime because there were things that happened after the first movie, in the anime, that were too much to cover in one film. If I had watched the movie before the anime, then I would say that the movie was good. It kept you at the edge of your seat watching the cat-and-mouse chase between L and Light. They didn't have time to introduce two vital characters, Mello and Near, from the anime in the movie, but I think in the time that they had, it would have left people confused. The only complaint that I have is that it could have been trilogy. It seemed like they tried to tie all the loose ends in the span of time that they had, which could have been done if there was another movie. Who knows why the didn't. Maybe they didn't have enough funding, etc., but it's a shame cause I would have probably named this one of my top five trilogies. If you have watched the anime, skip the second movie. I feel like I ruined the anime finale by watching this one. It tainted it and now I have to rewatch the anime ending to get the bad taste out of my mouth.

This movie and it's predecessor are THE Anime-to-movie adaptations. Simply said, it's awesome. All of the actors gave great performances, especially the three main characters. Fujiwara was terrific as Raito, despite initially being skeptical (truthfuly, he doesn't look the part), I found myself completely buying his performance. He made the scene of Raito's death (which was horrible, and anti-climatic in both the anime and manga) heart-wrenching... Pun intended. Matsuyama... I don't care what anyone says, Kenichi Matsuyama IS L. Erika Toda... I usually don't like Asian girls that much, but she... aaahh... Cute as hell, and she gave Misa's character a maturity she didn't posses in the manga adaptation. I'm glad they decided to keep her hair black, it's much more believable like that.As for the movie itself, it starts where the last movie ends, and ends in such a way that it will leave you breathless. It's paced quite nicely, and doesn't let you get bored for a second. The cinematography is quite good as well.All in all, 8/10. Great movie.