Film Preview: Death Note (2017)

Page Revisions:

(March 26, 2017) Original
(July 2, 2017) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1)

Release Date:

August 25, 2017

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone begins a crusade against evil in order to rule the world as a benevolent human god. Then a deadly game of cat and mouse begins when a reclusive detective begins to track down the young man, attempting to end his reign of terror once and for all.”

Poster Rating: C+

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Review: This banal design is nicely detailed, but colorless and feels pointless. The color scheme is one I have often found ugly and forced, though the use of red is thankfully limited to Netflix-oriented details, which is entirely appropriate.

Trailer Rating: B+ / B-

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Review: (#1) I have heard of the film on which this is based, but I have never seen it. As such, my impressions of the trailer are entirely based on its content. There are some very interesting elements here and it could be a most fascinating film.

(#2) There isn’t much to this trailer that doesn’t feel reductive. We’ve seen movies like this from various perspectives over time and while the concept is interesting, it’s not terribly different from an inventive perspective.