Netflix is starting to feel itself in the realm of moviemaking.
Set in Seattle,Death Notefollows Light Turner (Nat Wolff), a disaffected and maybe callow youth.
you’ve got the option to even choose how they are killed.
Death Noteis a bizarre little movie with wacky ambition.
But the trick is thatDeath Notes impulses should really lie in the realm of the satirical and camp.
ButDeath Notes inability to embrace its kitsch or grand guignol is as whiplash inducing as these lovebirds are whiny.
The filmmakers arent sure if this is comedy or horror, teen drama or wicked superhero film.
Death Notearrives on Netflix on Friday, Aug. 25.
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Rating:
2 out of 5
