Watch
Amazon Video Microsoft Store
Desu nôto

Desu nôto

2006
Crime, Adventure
2h 6m
Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the perpetrator. An all out battle between the greatest minds on earth begins, the winner controlling the world. (imdb)
Your probable score
?

Desu nôto

2006
Crime, Adventure
2h 6m
Your probable score
Avg Percentile 50.6% from 469 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(469)
Compact view
Compact view
Rated 30 Jan 2010
67
11th
Duzo niezgodnosci z anime, ale film ma pewien klimat wyciagniety z anime. Niewiarygodne jak celnie w stosunku do mangowego odpowiednika dobrali L. ;) Bardzo dobrze zrobiona adaptacja.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
73
48th
Amazingly this movie is much better than the manga it adapts from. The plot has enough weird twists and moves fastwards enough to keep it interesting.
Rated 28 Sep 2008
68
37th
Silly but still pretty watchable yarn about one effeminate youth trying to stop another effeminate youth from killing off criminals. It doesn't get much deeper than that, and that CGI is pretty dumb looking, but it kept me interested and engaged enough during its runtime.
Rated 23 Oct 2008
75
28th
I liked this movie alot considering the changes that had to be made in order to fit the storyline. The actor whom plays L is fantastic right on the spot. He is L. Wasn't a big fan of Ryuk's CG I thought it could have been better.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
72
89th
jap_eng; [Death Note];
Rated 01 Jun 2010
47
9th
The concept is interesting and had potential for solid thriller (with interesting moral issues), but TV quality writing, acting and production values hurt the film. There are also some critical details about the way the police close in on the Light that were big problems.
Rated 01 Apr 2009
30
14th
resmen diziden sogudum...
Rated 04 May 2009
55
60th
Entertaining if you are a fan of the manga/anime, but is too rushed to fully convey the suspense created in its original form. Matsuyama is L.
Rated 26 Mar 2022
58
38th
Hey! At least it’s better than the Netflix adaptation. It feels very edgy blockbuster and surprisingly the CGI wasn’t that bad. Light is a more emotional university law student? Why??? I did actually enjoyed what they did at the end with Naomi and the girlfriend, maintaining the original scene wouldn’t have translated well into this medium, but the fact that they created that female character who does nothing more than die to advance the plot pissed me off, I’m so sick of that trope
Rated 27 Mar 2017
84
40th
Not an altogether bad movie. I certainly enjoyed it enough when I was a kid. But rewatching it today, I can't help but feel that a certain something was lost in translation from anime to live action. I can only hope the American film is even a fraction as good as this adaptation.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
80
69th
Really fun, Ryuk was cool to look at!
Rated 26 Oct 2012
75
48th
Accessible enough for viewers who haven't been familiarized with the source material, but will obviously feel overly rushed for those who have already checked out the anime or manga. The changes to minor plot points weren't as annoying as poor Ryuk's animation. I could watch Matsuyama's L eat potato chips all day.
Rated 22 Jun 2013
53
23rd
An adaptation that's faithful but also different enough to be interesting. Kenichi Matsuyama, the man who plays the enigmatic L, does a great job.
Rated 05 Dec 2009
57
12th
Watchable. I actually really like the crappy CGI.
Rated 26 Apr 2007
50
30th
The movie lacked the breath-holding suspense and tension of the comics, but Matsuyama's performance as "L" was wonderfully physical.
Rated 04 Mar 2013
85
48th
Ehh, it does what the manga does with live action actors. But what it boils down to, it's like watching the Anime...but in live action. That's about it.
Rated 15 Jun 2010
84
75th
based on the anime..what would you do if you could kill anyone just by putting thier names in a book...this movie is a great little tense drama....
Rated 26 Jul 2016
30
8th
10
Rated 28 Oct 2013
90
96th
Almost as great as the masterpiece anime. DN is an important piece of culture since it brings to forefront the important distinction between justice and legalism. For a long time before I saw the anime I thought Western notions of justice made me nauseous because of the absoluteness. Now I understand the concept of absolute justice is not wrong, but legalism (Team L) undermines true justice (Kira). Eye for eye does NOT make whole world blind. No other work illustrates this better than DN anime.
Rated 25 Oct 2008
37
16th
I've only read the beginning of the manga, but I could tell that the manga was able to handle the genius-level thinking and strategy much better than the film could. The "rules" of the Death Note should have been explained better, as entirely NEW viewers will be easily lost. The CG for Ryuk looks awful and really takes you out of the whole experience; I wish they had taken a page from Del Toro's Pan's Labrynth (or Hellboy II) and gone with a realistic portrayal.
Rated 03 Feb 2013
50
17th
The CGI is poor, the characterisations don't work anywhere near as well as they do in the manga, it isn't as gripping as it should be and the latter third of the story is really quite meh thanks to the changes in the plot but the first two thirds or so are still quite enjoyable.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
65
30th
Poor attempt to make a real life movie out of the insanely good anime series.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
55
49th
Surprisingly interesting.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
45
49th
Completely throwaway but has a certain charm I s'pose.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
30
7th
19 mart 2011 & anime versiyonu ne kadar iyiyse film versiyonu o kadar kotu. ne kadar bosa yapilmis bir sey! oyunculuklar L disinda oturmamis bir kere.. gercekten zaman kaybi.
Rated 07 May 2011
80
61st
A magical fantasy police procedural. You don't get those too often! Kenichi Matuyama is charming and riveting as the master detective, "L". My only complaint is that the neverending stream of "rules" seem arbitrary, which relieves them of the gravity they aim to impose on the audience. Still, a thoughtful, mentally stimulating crime story.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
85
82nd
Ryuk is the best character ever, he looks great in this. Pretty good film adaptation imo.
Rated 03 Feb 2012
40
13th
While I thought the anime stretched out the story a bit too far, a film isn't really enough to cover everything either. At least not like this. Some of the casting was off, the effects weren't good enough and it was silly. Not dark enough or emotionally engaging at all.
Rated 11 Jul 2015
100
99th
Kesinlikle bir başyapıt. Aynı zamanda çizgi romanını da okumuş olduğum için konuyu biliyorum fakat animeyi ancak izleme fırsatı buldum ve herşey neredeyse birebir diyebilirim aynı zevki veriyor zaten hikaye olağanüstü, kısaca izlemeden veya okumadan ölmeyin...
Rated 23 Jan 2009
30
11th
I was really expecting more from this.
Rated 03 Aug 2009
31
31st
I can't stand how anime is corrupted by real actor-movies
Rated 03 Apr 2010
70
75th
Much more enjoyable than the anime ever was.
Rated 20 Feb 2011
49
46th
This would get a higher score if the makers didn't insist on having their actors resemble DRAWN CHARACTERS. It's a thing the Japanese do, that I have had enough.
Rated 21 Mar 2011
70
35th
Pretty silly and feels hastily put together, with little thought put into how well it flows... and some ridiculous CGI. It's not that original, not that impressive, and not very well developed. And yet, it's got a kind of charm to it that makes it watchable. It's weird enough to surprise you every once in a while but not so weird that it's absurd. The demon dude really grows on you, too. I really thought it was stupid at first, and I still do, but I'm actually looking forward to the sequel.

Collections

(9)
Compact view

Similar Titles

Loading ...

Statistics

Loading ...

Trailer

No Trailer