The main problem of Death Note is not how much it deviates from the original source. I watched the anime and yes, I think it's a legitimately entertaining experience, and yes, I think it's very easy to adapt. But if this version wants to bring a new focus to the premise then let it try. Such a lax idea -a character who is given the power to kill and decides to apply his own sense of justice- can have many…

This is visually astounding and really beautiful whenever it tries but it is an absolute mess in storytelling, its focus shifts so much it isn't even worth recounting, the characters come and go in the narrative scheme without a payoff that feels appropriate to their buildup.

This is supposed to be a story about compassion and charity but it basically fills this moral like a quota in some section during the second half and then just leaves it out to…