Review: Death Note (Kaneko Shusuke)

Last night I attended a showing of the live-action Death Note film at the just-off-campus theater (which, despite being just-off-campus, shows almost nothing but blockbuster releases; this is only the second film I've seen there, the other one being The Return of the King). The crowd was sparse -- commencement was Monday and summer classes don't begin until June -- and chatty enough beforehand to make me sweat a little over what I might have gotten myself into (e.g. the line "I'm here to see two hot Asian guys!" was not delivered with nearly enough irony by the young woman sitting in the row behind me). Fortunately, they quieted into an attentive and courteous audience once the previews began to roll for the Death Note anime and the theatrical release of Bleach: Memories of Nobody. (The latter looks highly kinetic; if I go to see it, I'm planting myself in the very back row of the theater so the action sequences don't dissolve into a whirl of colors before my eyes.)

( Spoilers ho behind the cut! )

In short, give it a B-. Probably of greater interest to fans -- though if anyone out there sees it cold, I'd love to hear what you think. I couldn't convince any of the locals to accompany me and give me an outsider's perspective, sadly ...

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