GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

joninajojo Firstly i must say,this is my first attempt at Manga. My brother who is the true fan,suggested i should watch it and reluctantly i decided to. Wasn't i in for a ride,watched both parts in a single night and wondered what other good stories i was missing out there. Never bother about whether the graphics are good or not...the plot beats all.You get to learn about human personality and the extremes people will go to to achieve personal desires,What would i do if i had the death-note,this question hovers over your head throughout the movie, I really had fun and would recommend this movie to anyone who loves true plot and dialogue. And my God,Yagami Lighto VS L...a true battle of the two best brains.WATCH IT NOW!!!!!

dwpollar 1st watched 7/5/2009, 4 out of 10 (Dir-Shisuke Kaneko): Complicated, slow and overly dramatic second episode to the Deathnote series based on a popular manga. In this one the main character, Light, is given a second person who carries his godlike ability to make people die with a 2nd Death Note book. The basic storyline, if you haven't seen the first, is the carrier of the Death Note book is able to write names in it and they die. Light was the initial character that held the book, and killed a lot of people who in most people's eyes deserved death anyone – and he was kind of looked at like a hero. Each person that has a book, also sees a God of death who kind of overseas them and is their companion. The second holder of a book is a TV star named Misa who worships Light. Light is also working with the cops and a detective called "L" in this one, to find out who's making these deaths happen(although no-one knows he carries the book and is causing it). Misa turns over her book to Light and things get really complicated. At this point in the movie I lost interest because of the many twists that the movie introduces and the way they try to explain everything in 2 hours. I think, personally, they tried to cram too much into this one and this is why it fails. Detective "L" is definitely a quirky and very interesting character and he's introduced more here but the massive overload kills the story. Also, the morality question is lost and also the humor that was in the first movie. All in all, this movie is a long experience that isn't as new or as interesting as the first one.

Julia Faye Death Note: The Last Name is a brilliant sequel to the first Death Note and really develops the already capturing story line. It answers many unanswered questions from the first movie, as well as providing you with new questions, which are later answered in L Change the World. Kenichi Matsuyama and Tatsuya Fujiwara maintain exceptional performances as well as the new characters that are introduced. In this movie, you witness the battle of knowledge and wit between Light and L at it's best. I found the ending slightly confusing but after watching the movie a few times it became more clear and any elements that did not were resolved in L Change the World. The movie was superbly produced and the plot was once again intriguing, focusing not only on the main characters, such as Light, L and Misa, but also the Death Gods themselves. I would definitely recommend this movie to all Death Note fans.

Hamish Kearvell After finishing the first Death Note film, I was raring and ready when I began watching The Last Name. While the first film was a new experience, after watching it you are used to its little quirks and the second film has a much more familiar feel to it. Your used to the CGI look of the death gods and you know the characters much more this time around. Therefore, this film definitely is much more enjoyable than the first.Once again, Ken'ichi steals the show as L, even besting his last performance. He truly is a prodigy not only in Japanese film, but worldwide. Tatsuya also does another good job, switching between two persona (Innocent Light and Evil Kira) fairly well, but absolutely shines in the last scene, along with Chief Yagami (Takeshi Kaga). I also felt the CGI improved significantly this time, with Rem showcasing the best CGI cinema has to offer.Almost everything about this film is better than the first, but what really stood out to me was the climactic ending, combining a similar outcome to the anime one with a different scenario and characters. The ending is superb and really is what this film is worth watching for, if nothing else, as, to be honest, it perfectly captures how the original anime should have ended. If the anime had ended the way it did in The Last Name, I, and many fans would be a lot happier. While I still put the anime on an unattainable pedestal, this film is definitely not far below it.Hamish Kearvell A.K.A Screaming Japan Productions - www.myspcace.com/screamingjapanproductions.